One Shot At Merrillville Inn And Suspect Captured
On Wednesday, 5/27/2020, around 9:41pm officers were dispatched to the Economy Inn located at 8275 Louisiana St in Merrillville for a subject armed with a gun, according to Commander Jeff Rice of The Merrillville Police Department. On officers arrival they heard gun shots coming from the Economy Inn, Rice states. Officers then located one gun shot victim who was transported to an area hospital with non life threatening injuries.
One suspect is in custody who was found at America’s Best Inn after a massive manhunt involving multiple jurisdictions and Lake County Police Helicopter. Rice stated this was an isolated incident. Police are awaiting charges to be accepted by The Lake County Prosecutors Office and further information will be released at that time, police said Thursday morning.
