Merrillville Man Reaches Plea Deal in Deadly Mass Shooting at Hammond Bar: Officials

Merrillville man reaches plea deal in deadly mass shooting at Hammond bar: officials

Merrillville man Caprice Edward Cashaw entered a plea deal and agreed to life without parole for the murder of Lorraine Reyna and Paul Olivares.

Life Without Parole Deal Reached in Deadly Portside Pub Shooting

Caprice Edward Cashaw, 32, has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in connection with the March 30, 2025, mass shooting at the Portside Pub on the 1500 block of Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond that left two people dead and three others wounded. According to court records, the violence began during a domestic dispute outside the bar involving Cashaw and a woman. When several patrons attempted to i…