Joliet Man Charged with Murder of Walmart Employee at Hammond Store
Police said the suspect shot a Walmart employee multiple times after an argument turned physical, and investigators are examining their relationship.
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, 22-year-old Dorian Kevon Robertson allegedly shot and killed 21-year-old Dakota Norwood inside the Walmart North Supercenter at 1100 5th Avenue in Hammond, Indiana.
- Investigators determined Robertson and Norwood were in an "on-and-off" relationship for "several" months, and police allege a conversation between them escalated into a physical altercation at the store.
- An off-duty Hammond police officer working store security responded to the gunfire just after 9 a.m., and officers quickly apprehended Robertson and secured the firearm used in the incident.
- Robertson remains in custody at the Lake County Jail after being charged with first-degree murder, and he is expected to appear in court Thursday morning.
- The Lake County Coroner's Office confirmed Norwood died of multiple gunshot wounds, establishing the manner of death as homicide in an ongoing investigation.
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Murder suspect in NW Indiana Walmart shooting ordered held, had been in relationship with victim
The man charged in the fatal shooting of a Walmart employee in Hammond appeared virtually in a Lake County, Indiana court Friday, where he was ordered to remain in custody.
Indiana Walmart worker, 21, killed; police say suspect knew her
A 21-year-old Walmart employee was shot and killed while working at an Indiana store, and police say the man accused of killing her had been in a relationship with her. Dakota Norwood, of Chicago, was working Monday morning at the Hammond Walmart when the shooting occurred, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Police: Man Fatally Shot On-and-Off Girlfriend at Walmart and Watched Her Die
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