Incident

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6-16-2018 Indiana Gary 1-1

Location

June 16, 2018

Incident Address

Gary, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Davita Ward
Age: 39
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Significant others - current or former
Name: Hugh Scott Jr
Age: 36
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Domestic Violence

Notes

victim's body found in back of burning car; single GSW to the head; 106 year sentence, handed down in 3/2022;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-found-in-burned-out-car-in-gary-died-from/article_45c02286-782a-50d7-af5f-42fb075dc524.html#1

URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/stalker-boyfriend-charged-with-murder-after-killing-woman-setting-her-car-on-fire-police-say/article_5b7262be-5d0a-5907-bad1-8cf0ff3d4f26.html#tracking-source=home-trending

URL: https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/gary-man-gets-103-years-for-shooting-woman-dead-burning-car

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 2