In the spring of 2014, the life of 36-year-old Virgil Tyrone Bailey was cut short by an act of gun violence in Gary, Indiana. On March 27, Bailey, a male resident of nearby Hammond, was found shot and subsequently died from his injuries. At the time of his death, he had recently started a new job through Express Employment at Specialty Food Group in Valparaiso.
Virgil Bailey was a family man, having been married for ten years to his wife, Magen Bailey. Together they had eight children.
He was remembered as a good man and a good friend by those who knew him. His family, including his mother and nine siblings, were left to mourn his sudden and violent passing. Funeral services were held on April 5, 2014, at Powell-Coleman Funeral Home in Gary, with his interment at Fern Oak Cemetery in Griffith.
Online sources and news reports available to the public do not contain information regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in connection with the shooting death of Virgil Bailey. The investigation into his murder has not been publicly updated, and there is no information available regarding any charges, trials, or convictions in the case. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and what led to the violent encounter that ended his life remain undisclosed in the public record.
