On the night of February 15, 2018, 57-year-old James D. Franklin was shot on the 4200 block of Kentucky Street in Gary, Indiana. Police responded to reports of gunfire just before 10:45 p.m. and found Franklin lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency responders came to the scene but his injuries were fatal; the Lake County Coroner pronounced him dead and ruled the death a homicide.

The Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit opened an investigation and asked the public for help. Investigators faced limited cooperation from witnesses and little concrete evidence, and no suspects were identified in the immediate aftermath. Days, weeks and then years passed without an arrest, and the case remains an open investigation.

Does anyone from the Gary area remember seeing or hearing anything on Kentucky Street that night or have information that could help bring answers to Franklin’s family?