The Brief
- A 38-year-old man was shot and killed by Gary police early Wednesday after allegedly locking himself in a room with his child and firing at officers.
- Police say the man had reportedly used drugs earlier, shot a relative, and ignored attempts to de-escalate before emerging with the child and a gun.
- The child was unharmed and taken to a hospital as a precaution.
GARY, Ind. – A 38-year-old man was fatally shot by Gary police early Wednesday after locking himself in a room with his 1-year-old child, firing at officers, and later emerging from the home with the child and a gun, according to authorities.
What we know:
Police were first called around 8:38 p.m. Tuesday to an apartment in the 2200 block of Carolina Street, after a woman reported her boyfriend was behaving erratically following drug use. …