Overview
- Video and police say a 21-year-old man, identified as Martin Isaac Cantu Murillo of South Bend, was shot in the head and later died after someone opened fire during a large unsanctioned car sideshow early Saturday.
- Footage circulating on social media captured fast, automatic-like bursts of gunfire as bystanders fled, and a responding officer counted about 25 shell casings across the parking lot.
- Police say the shooter ran from the scene in a red SUV, no arrests or motive have been announced, and investigators are reviewing video and physical evidence.
- Officials and local alderman Derrick G. Curtis pushed the city’s emergency motion to close the main mall building on June 22, citing failing fire suppression, flooding, exposed wiring, poor lighting, and many vacant spaces.
- City leaders say the planned shutdown heightens urgency to sell or secure the property because an abandoned Ford City could attract more sideshows, reckless driving, and violence while police continue their probe.