Antonio D. Tolbert, known as Tony, was found shot to death inside his auto repair business in Gary, Indiana, on July 28, 2014. The 41-year-old Black man, a Horace Mann High School graduate and former U.S. Marine, was discovered by a customer who had been in contact with him that morning and entered the unlocked shop after texts and knocks went unanswered. Tolbert was a father of two and remembered by family and friends as kind, generous, and devoted to cars from age 13 through the owner of his own business.

His killing occurred on the same day a new police chief was announced to tackle violent crime, making Tolbert’s case one of the early major investigations under new leadership. If anyone knew Tony, saw activity at his shop that morning, or has information about the case, please come forward.