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CBS News
07-07-2025
- CBS News
Man, 24, identified in fatal house fire in Portage, Indiana
The Lake County Coroner's Office identified the victim of a deadly fire in Portage, Indiana, over the weekend. Around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, The Portage Fire Department responded to a single-story home in the 300 block of Camelot Estates for a fire with possible entrapment. Flames and heavy smoke were seen coming from the north end of the residence. Firefighters immediately performed suppression and search-and-rescue operations. Crews found a man unresponsive inside a bedroom on the south end of the home. He was removed, and lifesaving measures were performed at the scene. The victim was taken to St. Mary Medical Center, where he later died. The office identified him as 24-year-old Inikko Irizarry. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No further information was immediately available.
CBS News
28-06-2025
- CBS News
2 motorcyclists killed in Glenwood crash, state police say
Two motorcyclists are dead after a crash Friday night in south suburban Glenwood. The crash happened just before 10 p.m. on northbound Illinois 394, just north of Dyer Road. Illinois State Police said both motorcyclists were heading north on IL 394 when one bike rear-ended the other, causing both motorcycles to crash. One of the riders, identified by medical examiners as Sarah Gudeman, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second was taken to Franciscan Health Munster Emergency Room and later died. The Lake County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Justin Fasnacht, 22, of Crown Point, Indiana. The roadway was closed during the investigation and reopened around 3 a.m. Saturday. The investigation remains ongoing. No further information was available.
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.
