Location

May 28, 2023

12000 block of Burr St
Crown Point, Indiana

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Accidental Shooting
• Accidental Shooting - Death
• Accidental/Negligent Discharge
• Thought gun was unloaded
• Playing with gun
• House party / Block Party / Park Party / Private Parties at event spaces / Weddings and Funerals, ETC
• Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )

Notes

subject showing off a gun, horseplay led to AD shooting of best friend; suspect charged w/ murder, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide/ 20 yrs;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: 9mm

Sources

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• URL: https://regionnewssource.org/juvenile-killed-in-crown-point-shooting-after-prank-with-gunn/

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• URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/charges-filed-in-shooting-death-of-crown-point-teen/article_76bd0ac2-ffe2-11ed-b45b-eb2998fbdb4d.html

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• URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/crown-point-plea-murder-shooting/article_7b525834-78ec-11ee-82da-47044bd42522.html

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• URL: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/cedar-lake-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-fatal-shooting-of-best-friend-denver-johnson-jason-paholik-jr-crime-courts-homicide-murder/article_1a9ed0ca-9a03-11ee-9c3c-a7c7a571092b.html

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 6
State House District: 19