East Chicago Police Investigating Homicide
On October 7, 2025 at approximately 2:37 A.M., officers responded to 3504 Pennsylvania Ave (Apt 89) for an agency assist. A male victim, identified as 25-year-old, John Champion Jr. of Chicago, was found with a stab wound and later pronounced deceased at St. Catherine’s Hospital, according to Chief Jose Rivera.
22-year-old, Jatavia Miller, of East Chicago was taken into custody on scene. She told officers the incident followed a domestic dispute that escalated.
The Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force and Lake County Sheriff’s C.S.I. are actively investigating. This is an ongoing investigation.
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