Chesterton Police Acted in Self Defense During Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Prosecutor: Chesterton officers acted in self-defense during shooting

PORTER COUNTY — The investigation into an officer involved shooting in Chesterton in June has been closed.

Chesterton police chief is thankful to all, lauds officers for actions in shootout

Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson was in a grateful mood Monday after the Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann found that two Chesterton Police officers acted justifiably in self-defense during a June 18 shootout with a wanted felon in front of the Hilton Garden Inn. Officer Nolan Mancera was wounded when the suspect, Joseph Gerber, 45, fired first. Mancera and Lt. David Virijevich then returned fire, wounding Gerber, who then fatally shot…

2 Chesterton, Indiana police officers acted in self-defense during deadly shootout: prosecutor

A prosecutor says Chesterton, Indiana Officers Nolan Mancera and David Virijevich acted in self-defense in a deadly shootout at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Officers Acted in Self-Defense in Chesterton Shooting, Prosecutors Say

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV CHESTERTON, Ind. — You may remember the fatal police shooting in Chesterton. Porter County Prosecutors said in a press release on Monday about what led up to it. Officers acted in self-defense during the shooting on June 18th and that officers were originally responded to “an unwanted person at the Hilton Garden Inn.” Hotel employees say 45-year-old Joseph Gerber had been on the property overnight without being a regist…

Deadly police shootout in Chesterton ruled self-defense

The shootout happened back on June 18 when officers responded to reports of “an unwanted individual" at a Hilton Garden Inn.

Prosecutor's office deems officer-involved shooting with Winamac man self-defense

CHESTERTON, Ind. -- The Porter County Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday the officers involved in officer-involved shooting regarding 45-year-old Joseph Gerber, of Winamac, on June 18, acted in self-defense.