Cops: Man used kid as 'human shield'

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Cops: Man used kid as 'human shield'

GARY — A Crown Point man allegedly used his ex-girlfriend's 15-month-old child as a "human shield" Wednesday morning during what the Lake County Sheriff's Department called a hostage situation that stemmed from an armed domestic incident.

Lake County deputies arrest suspect who used toddler as human shield

GARY, Ind. (WISH) — Lake County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Wednesday arrested a man who used his ex-girlfriend’s 15-month-old toddler as a human shield while barricading himself in a bathroom. What began as an armed domestic incident escalated into a hostage situation for a woman with three young children Wednesday morning in Gary. The suspect is a convicted felon and is in police custody. The mother and her three children are safe. Just b…

Suspect Who Used Baby As Human Shield Charged With 15 Felonies & 2 Misdemeanors - Region News Source

What began as an armed domestic incident escalated into a tense hostage situation for a woman with three young children early Wednesday, on the 2400 block of 45th in unincorporated Gary, according to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. The woman’s ex-boyfriend used her 15 month old as a human shield while barricading himself in her restroom. The suspect now identified as Keith Wells, 31, of Crown Point is a convicted felon and now in lodged o…

A man was arrested this Thursday in the Barberán neighborhood after entering his ex-partner's home through a wall and stealing her 7-month-old daughter. The incident occurred this morning when police were alerted to the theft of a baby girl. Upon arriving at the scene, they interviewed a woman who reported that her ex-partner had jumped over the wall of the home and violently snatched her daughter away. Officers from the Fourth Precinct quickly …

Police: Man Used Toddler As Human Shield in Lake County Home

GARY, Ind. (WISH) — Lake County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Wednesday arrested a man who used his ex-girlfriend’s 15-month-old toddler as a human shield while barricading himself in a bathroom. What began as an armed domestic incident escalated into a hostage situation for a woman with three young children Wednesday morning in Gary. The suspect is a convicted felon and is in police custody. The mother and her three children are safe. Just b…