In the winter of 2020, the city of Gary, Indiana, was struck by a wave of violence that claimed the life of 61-year-old Raymond McDuffie. On the evening of Wednesday, January 15, 2020, McDuffie was found with a fatal gunshot wound. The incident occurred around 7:40 p.m. in the 200 block of Hanley Street, a residential neighborhood.
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, where they discovered McDuffie unresponsive.
Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lake County Coroner's Office. His death was officially ruled a homicide, marking another grim statistic in the city's struggle with violent crime. McDuffie, a resident of Portage, was a father and was known for his humorous personality.
In the days that followed, the Gary Police Department initiated an investigation into the shooting. However, details regarding the circumstances leading up to the incident have remained scarce. As of late 2025, there has been no publicly available information regarding any arrests made in connection with the murder of Raymond McDuffie. The case remains an unsolved homicide, leaving a family without answers and a community searching for justice. There have been no suspects named, and the investigation appears to have stalled, with no new leads or information being released to the public.
