2 killed, 3 hurt in mass shooting in Hammond, Indiana, police say
Hammond police said around 4 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired at Portside Pub, located at 1516 Indianapolis Boulevard.
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Hammond police said around 4 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired at Portside Pub, located at 1516 Indianapolis Boulevard.
The office said that around 1:30 p.m., the Marine and Aviation Units had responded to a call about a flipped boat on Lake Michigan near the steel mill in East Chicago.
Firefighters had to use special equipment to cut another person out of the car.
Xavier E. Walker and a 17-year-old boy from Chicago were placed into custody.
The driver was a 26-year-old man from Illinois, who was taken to a Chicago correctional facility and will be extradited to Indiana.
An ambulance was seen taking a man with his head wrapped away from the scene.
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Two others have been taken to area hospitals for potentially life-threatening injuries.
Hammond police also confirmed that a female passenger was also in the U-Haul at the start of the pursuit but jumped from the vehicle during the chase.
"I'm pretty against it. Just because I have gas stations in this area."
She believes her family has given police all the information they need to actually solve the mystery.
The plan would allow gas stations to file for an exemption. But it is the approval process for that exemption that has some gas station employees worried about their job security.
The council will potentially vote on the ordinance next week.
Supporters - including the mayor - say it will help stop violent crime but gas station owners we talked to say they get a lot of business during those hours.
Right now, the Hammond City Council is considering an ordinance that would require all gas stations to shut down between midnight and 5 a.m.
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott has said if this ordinance gets on his desk, he will sign it.
It was just before 2 a.m. when it drove through the yard - hitting the home.
We have not heard about any injuries - but we're told the two people inside the home appeared to be okay.
Two men are dead following a motor vehicle crash in Hammond, Indiana early Sunday morning.
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Police said the St. John officer fired several shots at a car driven by an off-duty Hammond officer.
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Police believe the truck was headed east through the Pratt Industries property in Valparaiso when the strong crosswinds blew it over.
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Hammond police said at Portside Pub early Sunday morning, they found the door riddled with bullets — and inside, five people who had been shot. Shardaa Gray reports.
The storms produced hurricane-force winds and took down trees and power lines in parts of Northwest Indiana.
Hammond police said around 4 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired at Portside Pub, located at 1516 Indianapolis Boulevard.
There were also animals inside the house, and two dogs were found dead, the fire department said.
Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and two assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 27 shots to help the Utah Hockey Club beat the Blackhawks.
Police believe the truck was headed east through the Pratt Industries property in Valparaiso when the strong crosswinds blew it over.
"If we come together and we do something, we can make this stop, and we can do it together," said Pam Bosley, co-founder of the non-profit group Purpose over Pain.
In most of Lisle, residents get their water from the village. But in one section, the Oak View subdivision, a private company supplies the water, and residents are furious about the bills.
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Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and two assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 27 shots to help the Utah Hockey Club beat the Blackhawks.
White Sox starting pitchers allowed no earned runs in the series against the Angels.
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Officers found a 15-year-old boy on the ground with a gunshot graze wound to his leg after hearing gunshots near Columbus Drive and Illinois Street.
"If we come together and we do something, we can make this stop, and we can do it together," said Pam Bosley, co-founder of the non-profit group Purpose over Pain.
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The shooters fled the scene, and there was no one in custody late Thursday.
