Incident

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12-12-2014 Indiana Portage 1-3

Location

December 12, 2014

Portage, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Alexius Tapia
Age: 35
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Home Invasion - Perp Does Not Know Victim
Name: Thomas Reichler
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Korey Izynski
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Nathaniel Sipe
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Home Invasion
Home Invasion - Resident killed
Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator injured
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
Criminal act with stolen gun
Gun(s) stolen from owner
Stolen/Illegally owned gun{s} recovered during arrest/warrant

Notes

Homeowner shot, killed trying to fight off home invaders, wounding 1; homeowner's gun, and 2 others stolen - Ruger 9 mm (used in shooting), FN Herstal handgun

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Handgun

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://posttrib.chicagotribune.com/31613063-537/3-charged-in-portage-shooting-that-left-resident-dead.html#.VIuTNcaovHg

URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/second-man-given-bond-in-portage-fatal-shooting/article_d06534b0-f5d4-5d77-a650-8ba0d80cd9e6.html

URL: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-reichler-trail-start-st-0802-20160801-story.html

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 4
State House District: 10