On the evening of July 4, 2022, in the 3300 block of Edison Drive in Lake Station, Indiana, 19-year-old Joshua Alvarez of Gary was fatally shot while walking home after watching a fireworks display. First responders from the Lake Station Police and Fire departments found Alvarez shortly before 10:00 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital where he died and the Lake County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity.

Police initially described the shooting as an isolated incident and took a suspect into custody at the scene. That person was later called a person of interest and released while the investigation continued. No public information has been released about the identity of that person or whether any charges were filed, and the case currently has no publicly announced resolution.

If anyone witnessed the argument believed to have preceded the shooting or has other information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.