Martin Joshua III was 39 when he was shot in Gary, Indiana on the night of December 19, 2014, in the 5600 block of East 4th Avenue. He was gravely wounded, identified the man who shot him before he died, and his official date of death is December 20, 2014.

The person Joshua identified was Evan Juantae Hodge. The investigation led to Hodge’s arrest and a three-day trial in October 2016, at which a jury convicted him of murder and carrying a handgun without a license. In December 2016 Hodge received an 85-year sentence: 60 years for murder plus 25 years for the handgun charge and habitual offender enhancements. Motive was not clearly established. Joshua’s family, including his father Martin Joshua Jr., expressed profound grief during the proceedings.

If anyone knew Martin Joshua III, his movements that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.