Family seeks answers after 67-year-old security guard killed in police-involved shooting in Gary
Kenneth Williams Sr. dies in shooting involving Gary police, Lake Co. Sheriff's Department, officials say
GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- Family members of a 67-year-old security guard fatally shot by police at a Gary transit station are demanding answers about the circumstances that led to the shooting.
Kenneth Williams Sr. was working security at the Metro station at 4th Avenue and Broadway when he was shot and killed by officers Friday night, according to relatives and investigators.
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Indiana State Police said it was asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Department and Gary Police Department. The agency said one person died and no officers were injured.
Williams' family said they are struggling to understand why he was killed while at work.
"He went to work as a normal day, you know, a 67-year-old man, and he didn't come home from work. And I want to know why," said Kenneth Williams Jr., the victim's son.
Another son, Raymond Brown, said the family has been left searching for answers.
"It's my birthday, today, so I'm devastated. That's all I can say right now. I ain't got no answers. I just want answers," Brown said.
Investigators marked evidence throughout the area surrounding the Metro station following the shooting.
Indiana State Police said the shooting occurred Friday evening near 4th Avenue and Broadway in Gary and involved officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Department and Gary Police Department. The agency has not released details about what led to the gunfire.
"No other information is immediately available to be released," Indiana State Police said in a statement Saturday morning, adding that there is no ongoing threat to the public.
The Lake County Coroner and Medicolegal Death Investigation Team responded to the Metro station at 12:10 a.m. Saturday. The coroner's office said Williams, of Gary, was positively identified by family members. His death was certified at 1 a.m.
The Lake County Coroner's Office said a forensic autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday at the Lake County Forensic Science Center in Crown Point. The preliminary cause and manner of death remain pending.
Indiana State Police are leading the investigation. No officers were reported injured.
