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Tate Hatchett Jr. was 68 and a retired CTA worker when he was killed during a pizza delivery in Gary, Indiana, in the winter of 2015. Accompanying his partner of 31 years, Helen Frierson, he went to what turned out to be an abandoned house. As he approached, robbers ambushed him, then followed him back to his car. Frierson was inside when the robbers demanded money; as Hatchett tried to drive away, he was shot. The car struck a curb and crashed into a house on Durbin Street. A neighbor saw Hatchett slumped over the wheel, and he died in Frierson’s lap. The thieves left with about $150 and the pizza used as a lure.

A Rico’s Pizza manager said delivery drivers had been targeted in a string of attacks. No information about arrests or suspect identities has been provided. If anyone knew Tate, witnessed the shooting or the crash on Durbin Street, or has tips about those responsible, please come forward.