2 shot, 1 fatally, outside NW Indiana Menards store: Merrillville Police Department

Police said neither victim was Merrillville, IN Menards employee
Friday, June 9, 2023
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (WLS) -- Two people were shot, one fatally, outside a northwest Indiana Menards Thursday morning, Merrillville police said.

Police responded about 11:15 a.m. to the 6400-block of Mississippi Street in Merrillville for a reported gunshot victim.
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When officers arrived, they found a male victim who had been shot near the Menards entrance.

He was later flown to a Chicago-based hospital, where he is listed in critical condition, police said.

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Police also found a female victim who had been shot and killed in the area.



No further information on the victims was immediately released.
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Police said they were not Menards employees.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Merrillville police.
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