Four People Shot In Gary Within Minutes On Separate Calls Monday
On Monday, July 11, 2022 at approximately 3:05 PM Gary Police Officers responded to the 1800 block of Carolina Street for a male gunshot victim, according to Lt. Dawn Westerfield. Upon arrival officers discovered an 18-year-old black male with several gunshot wounds. While on scene officers were advised of a second male who also had gunshot wounds from the incident. Officers then went to a residence and observed a second 18-year-old black male with gunshot wounds. The victims are area residents, police said.
According to witnesses two males drove up the block, then exited the vehicle and shot at the victims while they were standing near the curb area. The victims fled on foot as the suspects continued to fire shots at them. Both victims were transported to the hospital by ambulance and one was flown out to a Chicago hospital for advanced care.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Callahan at 219-881-1209 or the Violent Crimes Division at 219-881-1210 or the Crime Tip Line at 866-CRIME-GP.
At approximately 3:06 PM Gary Officers responded to the 2300 block of Grant Street for a male gunshot victim, Westerfield stated. Upon arrival officers discovered a 26-year-old black male, from Gary, with gunshot wounds. The victim was able to tell officers that he had driven to the gas station in the 2300 block of Grant Street and pulled in on the south side of the station. The victim observed two males walking in his direction who then walked in front of his vehicle and opened fire while the victim was still in his vehicle, police said.
The victim drove forward then leapt from the vehicle while it was in motion trying to escape being shot again. He fled on foot and the shooters chased after him still firing and striking him with gunfire. The shooters then fled. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment by ambulance.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Nielsen of the Violent Crimes Division at 219-881-1210 or the Crime Tip Line at 866-CRIME-GP.
At approximately 3:09 PM Gary Officers responded to the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue for a male gunshot victim, Westerfield said. Upon arrival officers spoke to a 26-year-old black male who stated he had gone to the area to sell a PlayStation and had been robbed. He pointed out the residence the “suspect” had gone to and officers discovered a 36-year-old black male with gunshot wounds. The circumstances of the incident are still under investigation.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Drummond of the Violent Crimes Division at 219-881-1210 or the Crime Tip Line at 866-CRIME-GP.
“All of these incidents were targeted incidents and do not pose an immediate danger to the general public,” Westerfield said. ”As stated previously, no one is driving through Gary randomly shooting at residents. We again encourage the community to wait for credible information on situations to avoid any further misunderstandings,” Westerfield added.
Police reminded the community, scanner pages on social media do not count as credible sources of information.
