In the fading light of a late winter afternoon, the story of Natoria Goines, a 19-year-old female, came to a tragic and abrupt end. On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, her body was discovered behind an abandoned church in the 3900 block of Delaware Street in Gary, Indiana. She had sustained a fatal gunshot wound, and her death was swiftly ruled a homicide by the Lake County coroner's office.
Originally from the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, the circumstances that led Natoria
to that desolate location in Gary remain shrouded in mystery. Law enforcement officials from the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit were called to the scene at approximately 10:18 a.m. and found her unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, authorities reached out to the public for assistance. They urged anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it might seem, to come forward and help piece together the final moments of Natoria's life. A detective with the homicide unit was assigned to the case, and a crime tip line was also made available for anonymous information.
Despite the initial investigation and the public appeal for information, details regarding any potential suspects or arrests in the murder of Natoria Goines have not been made public. The case is a somber reminder of a young life cut short, leaving a family to grapple with unanswered questions and the painful reality of a promising future that will never be realized. The investigation into who is responsible for her death continues.
