Jordan Miller

Jordan Miller, a 24-year-old Black man from East Chicago, Indiana, was killed on March 30, 2023. That afternoon, around 1:40 p.m., Gary police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 4400 block of Delaware Street. They arrived to find Miller unresponsive on the front steps of a small apartment building. An autopsy later determined he had died from six gunshot wounds to his torso, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators learned that Miller had been lured to the apartment in a planned robbery. A longtime customer, later identified as Davion Dean, had called Miller several times to arrange a sale of marijuana and mushrooms. Miller went into the apartment alone while a companion waited in a car. Just five seconds later, as Miller walked back out, a man shot him from behind. The gunman then stood over Miller's body. Police later found an unused handgun on Miller.

The investigation quickly led to two suspects. Authorities identified Davion “Ray-Ray” Dean, 27, as the man who had orchestrated the fatal robbery by calling Miller to the apartment. The shooter was identified as 22-year-old Brandon “FettyBando” McFadden. McFadden was arrested and charged in April 2023 with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. Dean was charged in June 2023 with murder, murder in the perpetration of a robbery, and three counts of attempted robbery.

Both men eventually took plea deals. In October 2023, Brandon McFadden pleaded guilty to robbery resulting in serious bodily injury. He was sentenced to a 33-year split term, which includes 31 years in prison followed by two years in a work release program. His sentence included an 8-year enhancement due to his status as a serious violent felon. Davion Dean also reached a plea agreement, admitting that he had set up the robbery. His sentencing was scheduled for December 18, 2023. With the convictions of both individuals, the case was judicially closed as of December 2023.