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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Second man identified in Hammond double homicide
A second man has been identified in a Hammond double homicide early Sunday. Montelle D. Lang, 29, of Chicago, was killed, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. The agency responded just before 4:30 a.m. May 18 to the 500 block of Michigan Street in Hammond where he and Gary Shanklin, 23, of the 4800 block of Walsh Avenue in East Chicago, were found shot dead. Shanklin was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:22 a.m. Both deaths were ruled homicides. Anyone with more information can call Hammond Police at 219-853-6490. mcolias@
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Pregnant woman, man killed in apparent murder-suicide in Gary, coroner says
The Brief A pregnant woman, 21-year-old Chasity Shorter, and 21-year-old Brice Taylor died in an apparent murder-suicide in Gary, Indiana. Shorter died of gunshot wounds ruled a homicide; Taylor's death was ruled a suicide by gunshot. The incident was reported Friday night; further details have not been released. GARY, Ind. - A pregnant woman and a 21-year-old man were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Northwest Indiana, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. What we know The coroner's office said Sunday the deaths were reported around 11:22 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Clark Road in Gary. The woman was identified by family at the scene as 21-year-old Chasity Shorter. A forensic autopsy confirmed she died of gunshot wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide, the coroner said. The second victim, also identified by family at the scene, was 21-year-old Brice Taylor. He was listed as a resident of the 7300 block of Parrish Avenue in Hammond, according to the coroner's office. Taylor died of a gunshot wound, and his death was ruled a suicide following a forensic autopsy. What we don't know The nature of the relationship between Shorter and Taylor is unclear. Further details about the case have not been released.
CBS News
07-05-2025
- CBS News
Sailor killed in car crash at Naval Station Great Lakes
A U.S. Navy sailor was killed in a car crash Sunday night at Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago's far northern suburbs. Around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, 28-year-old Makaio Bartley was driving on Ziegemeier Street at Naval Station Great Lakes, when his vehicle collided with a guardrail and crashed into a concrete wall, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. Police and firefighters responding to the crash found Bartley unresponsive in the vehicle, a 2018 Honda Civic, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Bartley, originally from California, was stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes at the time. An autopsy determined he died as a result of blunt force injuries from the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Great Lakes Police Department, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Lake County Sheriff's Office.
