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Jason Harris

Case from Gary, IN dated Mar 18, 2017

Victim Details

Jason D. Harris

Male

Black / African American

Gary

IN

2017-03-18

24

Jason

Harris

07/14/2026

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In the late morning of a Saturday in Gary, Indiana, a discovery was made that would forever alter the lives of one family. On March 18, 2017, the body of 24-year-old Jason D. Harris, a Black male, was found in the backyard of a vacant home in the 400 block of Ellsworth Street. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 9:45 a.m. after a report of a man lying face-down in the yard.

Upon their arrival, authorities found that Harris had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The Lake County Co ...
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