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On an August evening in Gary, Indiana, a fatal encounter unfolded at the Thumbs Up Bar, ending the life of 34-year-old Robert Gaskin Jr. Around 9:30 p.m. on August 19, 2025, police responded to reports of a shooting at the establishment located in the 600 block of South Lake Street. Upon arrival, they discovered Gaskin, a male, collapsed outside the bar. He was pronounced dead at the scene from what a preliminary autopsy would later determine were three gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a ...Read More
Victim Details

Robert Gaskin

Male

Black / African American

Gary

IN

2025-08-19

34

Robert

Gaskin

12/16/2025