Two people were shot following graduation ceremonies for Gary's West Side Leadership Academy Sunday night at U.S. Steel Yard stadium.
Police tape marked the scene of a shooting that occurred Sunday night in a parking lot on the southeast side of the U.S. Steel Yard following the graduation ceremony for Gary's West Side Leadership Academy.
Hamady said he received a call from Gary Community School Corporation’s head of security, Cliff Caldwell, asking for assistance because a fight had broken out as people were leaving the graduation ceremonies around 5:32 p.m. Caldwell had a security team as well as Lake County Police officers working the event, Hamady said.As Gary officers arrived, they found the male victim in the middle of Fifth Avenue with a gunshot to the chest, Hamady said.
“Thankfully, the offenders have been apprehended, but it doesn’t change the hurt and disappointment our students, families and school community are now feeling. Our prayers are with those injured, and we continue to extend our congratulations to WSLA graduates. They deserve it.”Gary Mayor Jerome Prince is committed to holding to account those responsible for the shooting.
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