Gary Walton was a 28-year-old Black man from East Chicago, Indiana, who was shot and killed on Sunday, August 3, 2014. Known to family and friends as Pooh, he died of his injuries the same day the shooting occurred. Few specifics about the sequence of events or a motive have been released publicly.

He is survived by two young children, Jae’l Danae’ Walton and Joe’l Deonte Walton; his parents Monique Bradford, Donna Guy, and Gary Walton Sr.; siblings Devodian, Lorne, and Bryce; and a special friend, Brianna Jael Todd, along with extended family. Funeral services were held the following weekend at Greater Destiny Bible Church in East Chicago and he was buried at Fern Oaks Cemetery in Griffith, Indiana.

If anyone knew Gary, saw activity in East Chicago on August 3, 2014, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.