Incident

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7-14-2017 Indiana Merrillville 1-1

Location

July 14, 2017

Incident Address

Merrillville, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: John R. Thiel
Age: 55
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Man found shot, killed; woman in custody; handgun, assault rifle recovered; 41.503749, -87.322973 ;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/merrillville-police-investigating-shooting-death/article_567f05f1-ca5e-5f1e-875d-237b7ae3a44c.html

URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-one-dead-and-two-others-in-custody-after-swat/article_567f05f1-ca5e-5f1e-875d-237b7ae3a44c.html

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 14