State police probe fatal shooting by Porter County police
Posted May 02, 2021 7:00 am
SOUTH HAVEN, Ind. (AP) - Indiana State Police were investigating Sunday after Porter County sheriff's officers fatally shot a 30-year-old man at a South Haven home.
Officers responded to a 'œdisturbance'ť around 6 p.m. Saturday, according to a release from Indiana State Police. Sheriff's officers allegedly entered the home after several hours and found a man armed with a handgun in a bedroom.
The man, identified as Alexander Tuzinski, sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized. The Porter County coroner said he was pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m.
The names of the officers who were involved in the shooting have not been released, but 'œwill be released at a later date,'ť according to state police.
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