In the early morning hours of March 9, 2003, 19-year-old Jamarr Jerrell Broadnax was sitting in the passenger seat of a maroon 1991 Buick LeSabre at Kenwood and Fremont in South Bend when an unknown man in dark clothing yanked open the passenger door. The assailant pistol-whipped Broadnax, shouted at him, then fired multiple times before fleeing in a waiting SUV that headed eastbound. Broadnax was taken to Memorial Hospital and died later that day.

The South Bend Police Department classified the death as a homicide. No arrests have been made and the shooter’s identity and the motive remain unknown; Michiana Crime Stoppers later featured the case seeking leads. Broadnax is survived by his parents, Verda Bailey and Gregory Broadnax, and six siblings.

If anyone remembers that night, the maroon 1991 Buick LeSabre at Kenwood and Fremont, or the SUV leaving eastbound, please share what you know.