Incident

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9-30-2018 Indiana Merrillville 2-1

Location

September 30, 2018

Walmart

Incident Address

Merrillville, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 9
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Kyran Hawthorne Sr.
Age: 25
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Alex C. Hughes
Age: 26
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Stray bullet
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)
Officer Involved Incident
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Gang involvement
Domestic Violence

Notes

Child critical, father stable; 16 9mm casings recovered; victim's friend fired SW, confiscated; suspect acquitted 3 of 4 charges, SD; 3 yrs;

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: 40 SW

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-shooting-at-hobart-walmart-number-of-victims-unknown/article_ddf7841d-b56d-5149-8464-a06cc3259b9d.html

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/police-investigating-shooting-at-walmart-in-hobart-indiana/

URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-shooting-at-hobart-walmart-likely-gang-related-no-one/article_61553884-9b8f-5a75-a0ff-e01846c6254f.html

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URL: https://abc7chicago.com/2-shot-at-hobart-walmart;-person-of-interest-sought/4379441/

URL: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Authorities-2-hurt-in-shooting-at-Indiana-store-13271288.php

URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-shooting-at-hobart-walmart-likely-gang-related-fbi-assisting/article_61553884-9b8f-5a75-a0ff-e01846c6254f.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-gary-man-charged-in-walmart-shooting--year-old/article_53a6e934-f739-5f53-811a-e6bf7bae373a.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tangled-web-of-violence-connects-man-wounded-in-walmart-shooting/article_a42a6572-7844-54ff-b944-5a115cf4d4b4.html

URL: https://www.whig.com/article/20191219/AP/312199860

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 19