Incident

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9-29-2015 Indiana East Chicago 1-1

Location

September 29, 2015

Incident Address

East Chicago, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Shanton L Caprue Jr
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Tavontae D Allen
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

Man killed when car hit w/ at least 9 bullets; seen on video following victim; in custody; suspect died on bail, asthma attack;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond-man-shot-to-death-while-driving-in-east-chicago/article_dfb83c8f-f5ac-59bd-8177-187685faef67.html

URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond-man-shot-and-killed-in-east-chicago-identified/article_a4f71281-e5b1-5097-944c-b2017584b729.html

URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/cops-surveillance-shows-suspect-following-man-before-shooting/article_16cbb9f8-418c-5c2e-89dc-1d47c42bdd7d.html

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URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/#utm_source=nwitimes&utm_campaign=header&utm_medium=direct&utm_term=logo

URL: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/year-old-accused-in-fatal-east-chicago-shooting-dies-awaiting/article_a4d65a0c-50d0-5085-845b-89ccb577ec2b.html

District

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