Gary SWAT Called To Domestic Situation
On September 4, 2023, at approximately 3:50 AM, Gary Police were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 2700 block of W. 12th Ave, according to Gary Police.
The victim’s mother notified police that her 29-year-old daughter from Chicago Heights, was being beaten, threatened with a gun, and held against her will by her 34-year-old boyfriend from Highland.
When officers arrived at the scene they received a report of 911 hang up at the same address. As the police approached the building they heard yelling and screaming coming from the rear of the residence. Officers knocked on the door and made several attempts to get the occupants to answer the door but they were unsuccessful. The female victim inside told the officers she would come to the door but she never did. After notifying a supervisor and observing a person pacing back and forth through a window, the officers decided to notify SWAT.
When SWAT arrived they were able to get all of the occupants out of the home. The victim told police that her boyfriend had been gone all night and when he returned to the home he began to argue with her. The argument escalated and became about their disabled child, police said. The 29-year-old mother notified her mother via video chat and then attempted to call 911 but her boyfriend prevented her from calling. She also stated her boyfriend would not allow her and their children ages 9,8,4 and 3 to leave. She also told the police he threatened to kill her.
The male subject was arrested and faces charges of criminal confinement. Police recovered a BB gun from the home.
