15-year-old wounded in Indiana police-involved shooting
Posted August 02, 2017 7:00 am
GARY, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a 15-year-old male suspect has been wounded in a police-involved shooting following an attempted armed robbery at a cellphone store in northwestern Indiana.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department says five people tried to rob a Verizon store in Munster on Tuesday evening and were chased by police into Gary. Their vehicle went off the roadway and they fled on foot.
The department said in a news release Wednesday that a preliminary investigation indicates the 15-year-old male pointed a gun at officers and was shot by a Gary police officer. The youth is hospitalized in serious condition. His weapon was recovered,
No officers were injured.
Three other suspects were arrested, and one remains at large.
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