10-year-old Chicago boy killed, 7 others injured in 2 separate Gary shootings minutes apart: police

GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- Two separate shootings that happened minutes apart overnight left a child dead and at least seven others injured in northwest Indiana, police said.

Gary police said officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 19th Avenue and Hanley Street around 12:34 a.m. Sunday.

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While officers were responding, they were told multiple victims had arrived at Methodist Northlake Hospital. Six people self-transported to the hospital, and their conditions were not immediately known.

Minutes later, around 12:49 a.m., officers started heading to the 200-block of Chase Street, about 4 miles away from the first scene, for a report of a gunshot victim. While on their way, officers learned that a 10-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man had been shot and went to Methodist Northlake Hospital.

The 10-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Lake County, Indiana Coroner's Office identified him as Montana Weathers, of Chicago.

The 50-year-old man was transported to another Chicago-area hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

Police asked anyone with information on the 19th Avenue and Hanley Street shooting to contact Detective Corporal Melendez at 219-881-1209.

Police asked anyone with information on the Chase Street shooting to contact Detective Salazar with the Lake County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force at 219-755-3720.

Further information was not immediately available.