The person at the center of this case
Joette 'JoJo' Malone (2 years old)
Cold Case · Open
5 years waiting · since 2020
JOETTE "JOJO" MALONE
Justice for Joette 'JoJo' Malone (2 years old) — the trail went cold in 2020, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Who fired the shots through the rear driver's side window of the vehicle at Kennedy Crossing apartment complex?
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witness
Lead #2Were there any witnesses present in the parking lot who saw the shooter or the vehicle from which shots were fired?
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evidence
Lead #3What ballistic evidence or surveillance footage from Kennedy Crossing apartment complex could identify the shooter?
On July 29, 2020, Joette 'JoJo' Malone, a 2-year-old girl, was shot and killed while seated in the back seat of her mother's vehicle in the parking lot of Kennedy Crossing apartment complex in Hammond, Indiana at approximately 9:30 p.m. The shooter fired through the rear driver's side window, and JoJo was airlifted to a children's hospital in Chicago where she succumbed to her injuries. The identity of the shooter or shooters remains unknown, and investigators are seeking the public's help to identify those responsible for this tragic homicide.
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#409
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Indianapolis Field Office) and Hammond Police Department
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clue
Lead #4Was this a targeted shooting or random violence? What was the motive?
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vehicle
Lead #5What vehicle was used in the shooting, and has it been identified or recovered?
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Source Narrative
Homicide Victim Hammond, Indiana July 29, 2020 The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Indianapolis Field Office, along with the Hammond Police Department in Indiana, are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the unknown individual(s) responsible for the murder of Joette "JoJo" Malone on July 29, 2020. JoJo, who was 2 years old at the time of her death, was seated in the back seat of her mother’s vehicle when she was shot on July 29, 2020, at approximately 9:30 p.m.
The vehicle was parked in the parking lot at the Kennedy Crossing apartment complex in Hammond, Indiana. The vehicle appeared to have its rear driver’s side window shot out.
JoJo was flown by helicopter to a children’s hospital in Chicago, Illinois, where she later died from the injuries sustained in the shooting.
Timeline of Events
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2020-07-29
21:30JoJo Malone Shot
Joette 'JoJo' Malone, age 2, was shot while seated in the back seat of her mother's vehicle in the parking lot at Kennedy Crossing apartment complex in Hammond, Indiana. The rear driver's side window was shot out.
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2020-07-29
21:30JoJo Transported to Hospital
JoJo was airlifted by helicopter to a children's hospital in Chicago, Illinois where she later died from injuries sustained in the shooting.
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Incident:July 29, 2020 at 9:30 PM
Last Updated:June 7, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 29, 2020 at 9:30 PM
Last Updated:June 7, 2026
Up to $15,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case