The death of 25-year-old Elliot Richards is a homicide case originating from Gary, Indiana, where police and forensic teams responded to a violent incident in the early summer of 2024. On the morning of Sunday, June 9, 2024, authorities were called to Back Stage on Broadway, a venue located in the city, following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, investigators discovered an unresponsive male victim at the scene.
A coroner’s investigator pronounced him dead at approximately 6:30 a.m., marking the beginning of a homicide investigation that would involve the Gary Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department CSI, and the Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force.
A forensic autopsy conducted the following day confirmed that the victim, identified as Elliot Richards had sustained multiple gunshot wounds which caused his death. The manner of death was officially ruled a homicide. Richards, a resident of Gary, was remembered by his community as a 'jack of all trades' who had attended Robert Morris College and was known for his work as a DJ under the name 'DJ LBands.' He was a father of two sons and had deep ties to the local area, having been a member of the Allen Chapel C.M.E. church where he participated in the Boy Scouts of America during his youth.
As of the last public updates regarding the case in mid-2024, law enforcement officials had not announced any arrests or named specific suspects in connection with the shooting. The investigation remained active with detectives seeking information from the public to piece together the events that led to the fatal encounter at the Broadway establishment. While the inquiry continued, no charges had been filed, and details regarding a potential motive or the identity of the shooter remained undisclosed by the authorities handling the case.
