John Lee Hargrove Jr. was 26 when he was fatally shot in Gary, Indiana, on June 26, 2010. A graduate of West Side High School, he was described as well-known to friends and family; his death added to the city’s struggles with gun violence at that time.

Authorities investigated the homicide and pursued a suspect across state lines. The United States Marshals Service, working with the Merrillville Police Department and Wisconsin authorities, located and arrested the person wanted in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, who was taken into custody pending extradition to Indiana to face charges.

Hargrove was survived by his parents, Mattie Hargrove and John Hargrove Sr., siblings and extended family. Funeral services were held at the Wonder Working Church on Ralston Street after a visitation at the Powell-Coleman Chapel; his obituary noted he was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother and his best friend, Corey Jones.

If anyone knew John or has information about the case, please come forward and share what you remember.