South Bend shooting victim identified

According to the St. Joe County Prosecutors Office, 19-year-old Kyron Baker was found in an alley in the 1200 Block of East Miner St.

Yellow tape, several police squads cars and officers and Metro Homicide packed East Miner Street Monday afternoon just before 3 p.m.

On Tuesday, it was a much different scene on East Miner Street.

It was barren but a few residents did say the neighborhood is often a crime scene.

And just feet from where the shooting took place, there are two day care centers.

Nearly 24 hours after Baker was gunned down, St. Joe County Metro Homicide was at the scene collecting evidence.

Baker’s family, meanwhile,collecting money through gofundme to raise funds to help put the 19-year -old to rest.

Right now there are no known suspects and it’s unclear how many suspects were involved in this shooting.

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