Police Identify Man Charged in Deadly Shooting of Woman in Niles Township

Police identify man charged in deadly shooting of woman in Niles Township

Rene Lopez Alvarado of South Bend was arraigned in court on Wednesday afternoon.

Bond set at $2 million for man charged in Niles shooting death

Bond has been set at $2 million for a South Bend man charged in the shooting death of a woman in Niles Township this week. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says 33-year-old Rene Lopez Alvarado is charged with open murder and felony firearm in the death of his girlfriend, 29-year-old Courtney Hershberger. She was found shot to death in a mobile home Monday afternoon. Alvarado was arraigned on Wednesday in Fifth District Berrien County Cour…

Update: woman found dead in Niles Township Monday had been shot

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says a woman who was found dead in Niles Township on Monday had been shot, and her boyfriend is now charged with open murder in the case. The department says deputies were dispatched to a home at 1950 South 13th Street in the Franklin Woods mobile home park around 1:15 p.m. Monday on the death investigation. They arrived to find 29-year-old Courtney Hershberger deceased inside. An autopsy performed at West…