Lamar Cade, 49, a Black man, died on April 24, 2021, in East Chicago, Indiana, after a shooting that left him with a fatal gunshot wound. That Saturday night ended in the 1600 block of Broadway Street, where he was wounded and, despite emergency efforts, was pronounced dead at 10:07 p.m.
In the aftermath, the Lake County coroner's office confirmed through an autopsy that the gunshot wound caused his death and formally ruled the manner of death a homicide.
The initial public reporting captured the stark essentials—place, time, and the coroner's conclusion—without describing what led up to the gunfire, who was present, or how the confrontation unfolded.
Police details were scarce at the time those facts became public. East Chicago police did not immediately release information that named a suspect, explained a motive, or described an argument, struggle, or other precipitating event. In the sources available, there is no publicly documented arrest announcement tied to the shooting, and no suspect or suspects are identified by name.
Family remembrance records list his dates as January 27, 1972, to April 24, 2021, marking the same day the homicide was reported. Beyond that, the public record available in accessible reporting remains quiet on the investigative trail—no charges described, no court proceedings outlined, and no conviction history connected to the killing.
