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An Indianapolis man got 35 years in a plea deal for a slaying near Hudson-Campbell Sports & Fitness Center in January 2023.

Keeon Lee, 29, pleaded guilty in documents filed Oct. 31 to voluntary manslaughter and a gun enhancement.

Gary Police were called at 12:45 p.m. Jan. 9, 2023, to the 400 block of Massachusetts Street for a homicide. Jalen “JayBall” Hurd, 24, of Gary, was found fatally shot multiple times near the Hudson-Campbell Sports & Fitness Center, a block from City Hall.

After the hearing, relatives said the men were “acquaintances” and they heard the shooting may have been after an “argument over basketball.”

A tearful woman, who declined to provide her name, said Hurd was a “good brother” and “so genuine. We just want to know wh

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