GARY, Ind. (WLS) — A child was killed and at least seven other people were hurt after two separate shootings occurred just minutes apart overnight in northwest Indiana, according to police.
Gary police said officers were called to the area of 19th Avenue and Hanley Street at about 12:34 a.m. Sunday after reports of gunfire.
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As officers were responding, they were notified that several victims had shown up at Methodist Northlake Hospital. Police said six people brought themselves to the hospital, though their conditions were not immediately released.
A short time later, around 12:49 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 200-block of Chase Street, roughly 4 miles from the first scene, for another report of a shooting victim. While en route, police learned that a 10-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man had been shot and had gone to Methodist Northlake Hospital.
The 10-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Lake County, Indiana Coroner’s Office later identified him as Montana Weathers, of Chicago.
The 50-year-old man was transferred to another hospital in the Chicago area, where police said he remained in critical condition.
Anyone with information about the shooting near 19th Avenue and Hanley Street is asked to contact Detective Corporal Melendez at 219-881-1209.
Anyone with information about the Chase Street shooting is urged to call Detective Salazar with the Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force at 219-755-3720.
Further information was not immediately available.
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