In the Glen Park section of Gary, Indiana, a grim discovery shattered the quiet of the 4400 block of Johnson Street. On the afternoon of Monday, October 5, 2020, police responded to a request for a welfare check at the home of 39-year-old Kelton Julius Aaron. What they found inside was a scene of tragedy that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Kelton, a Black male, and his 15-year-old son, Amari, were found shot to death.
The Lake County Coroner's office would later rule both of their deaths as homicides.
Kelton was a father of seven who had lived in the neighborhood for some time, while his son Amari had only recently moved in with him. Family and friends remembered Kelton as a loving father. He and his son worked together in a lawn care business. Amari, who had just celebrated his fifteenth birthday, was a freshman at a local high school.
The circumstances surrounding their deaths were unsettling. When police arrived, they found the door to the home open, yet there were no signs of a forced entry. Dispatch recordings indicated that the father and son had been deceased for a considerable time before their bodies were discovered. The lack of a clear motive or an obvious break-in deepened the mystery and heightened the fear among those who knew the family.
In the wake of the killings, the Gary Police Department began an investigation, appealing to the public for any information that might lead to an arrest. Investigators were reported to be canvassing the neighborhood for any private surveillance footage that might hold clues. Despite these efforts, the case grew cold. As of the latest available information, no arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified in the murders of Kelton and Amari Aaron. The community and their family were left to mourn their profound loss, with the question of who was responsible, and why, still unanswered.
