Man charged in Indiana workplace shooting

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Friday, July 17, 2015
Gerald Haddle.
Courtesy Lake County Sheriff's Office

ST. JOHN, Ind. (WLS) -- Gerald Haddle, of Hebron, Ind., has been charged in connection with a deadly workplace shooting in northwest Indiana.

The shooting happened Wednesday morning at Eagle Creek Machining Company in St. John, Ind. Christopher Badten, 59, was shot to death. The victim was an employee of that company.

Haddle, 47, is charged with first degree murder.

Police have not released any other details.

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