The Brief
- A 31-year-old Chicago man has been charged in the shooting that killed a 10-year-old boy in Gary.
- The child, Montana Weathers, was visiting family for the Fourth of July holiday when he was shot.
- Police say the investigation is still ongoing and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
CHICAGO – A Chicago man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a young Chicago boy who was visiting family in northwest Indiana over the Fourth of July weekend.
What we know:
Montana Weathers, 10, died after he was shot early Sunday in the 200 block of Chase Street in Gary, according to the Gary Police Department and the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
Police said officers responded around 12:49 a.m. to a report of a shooting. Before they arrived, Montana and a 51-year-old man had already been driven to Methodist Northlake Hospital with gunshot wounds.…