Man Holding 1-Year-Old While Pointing Gun at Officers Shot and Killed During Hostage Situation, Police Say

Man holding a baby and a gun fatally shot by police in Gary hostage situation, authorities say

The Lake County Indiana Sheriff’s Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting after a 38-year-old suspect who exited an apartment in Gary holding a 1-year-old boy in one hand and a gun in the other was fatally shot early Wednesday, authorities said.At 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department responded to an apartment in the 2200 block of Carolina Street to assist Gary police, Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said…

Man Holding 1-Year-Old While Pointing Gun at Officers Shot and Killed During Hostage Situation, Police Say

The toddler was unharmed but taken to Methodist Hospital Northlake as a precautionCBS Chicago Police outside the property involved in the incidentA man holding a 1-year-old boy while pointing a gun at officers was shot and killed during a hostage situation in Indiana.According to a press release from the Gary Police Department, officers were first called to a home on the 2200 block of Carolina Street on Tuesday, April 8, after a woman reported t…

Police officer shoots and kills gunman holding 1-year-old boy hostage, officials say

By Todd Feurer, Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story     GARY, Indiana (WBBM) — A police officer in Gary, Indiana, shot and killed a man who was pointing a gun at officers while holding a 1-year-old baby hostage early Wednesday. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Gary police officers responded to a hostage situation around 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of Carolina Street, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. A 38-yea…

Armed hostage situation leads to fatal police shooting in Gary

Man killed by police in hostage situation in Gary GARY, Ind. (WISH) — A police officer in Gary fatally shot a man during an armed hostage situation, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department in a Wednesday news release. At 9 p.m. Tuesday, Lake County deputies responded to an apartment in the 2200 block of Carolina Street to assist Gary Police Department officers with securing a perimeter around the building. An armed man inside the apart…

Man holding baby in his arms while pointing gun at police shot and killed by Indiana officers

Police in northwest Indiana shot and killed an armed suspect who was holding a baby and pointing a gun at officers Wednesday morning. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred in an apartment building in the 2200 block of Carolina Street. On Tuesday night at approximately 9 p.m., police were called to the scene and informed that a suspect was holding a 35-year-old relative and a 1-year-old baby hostage inside. At one p…

Man holding baby fatally shot by Gary police after hostage situation

GARY, Ind. (WGN) — A man was fatally shot by police on Tuesday night after he barricaded himself inside a northwest Indiana home with his 1-year-old child. According to Gary police, it all started after officers responded to a report of a hostage situation in the 2200 block of Carolina Street in Gary, just after 8:30 p.m. Officers said a woman called police to report that her boyfriend, who was armed with a gun, was allegedly acting strangely in…