MERRILLVILLE — A shooting Saturday night at a motel left a man dead and wounded a woman and dog, police said.
Merrillville police were dispatched about 5:55 p.m. for a report of shots fired at the motel in the 8200 block of Louisiana Street, Assistant Police Chief Kosta Nuses said.
Officers arrived and located the wounded people and dog, all of whom were transported for medical treatment, he said.
The wounded man later was pronounced dead at a hospital, Nuses said.
The man’s name has not yet been released by the Lake County coroner’s office.
A portion of a parking lot at the Economy Inn was blocked off with crime scene tape Saturday night, and officers were see going inside rooms at the hotel.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Garza at 219-769-3531 or at jgarza@merrillville.in.gov.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Ako Butler
Age : 46
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108196
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alavaro Ogeda-Islas
Age : 21
Residence: Calumet City
Booking Number(s): 2108230
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of paraphernalia
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108315
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alexander Considine
Age : 19
Residence: Valparaiso
Booking Number(s): 2108284
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alfredo Alvarez-Cisnero
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108225
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — with passenger less than 18, OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allen O’Rourke
Age : 28
Residence: St. John
Booking Number(s): 2108181
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of precursors
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andres Haro
Age : 28
Residence: Dyer
Booking Number(s): 2108333
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Yi
Age : 23
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2108272
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary, simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anna Thomas
Age : 31
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108233
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Trafficking with an inmate
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio West
Age : 54
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108303
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Homicide — murder
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Torres Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108247
Arrest Date: September 19, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Seavey
Age : 41
Residence: Cadillac, Michigan
Booking Number(s): 2108239
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Driving while suspended
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Breanna Mcallister
Age : 29
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2108187
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brendan Beasley
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108289
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Robbery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Andrews
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108304
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a firearm by a felon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Peterson
Age : 27
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108195
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Neglect of a dependent, OWI — with a passenger less than 18, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bryan Turpin
Age : 44
Residence: Whiting
Booking Number(s): 2108267
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carolyn Mullins Jenkins
Age : 62
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108278
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chantera Lee
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2108325
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christina Bray
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108185
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Lott Jr.
Age : 30
Residence: Indianapolis
Booking Number(s): 2108286
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clarence Thornton
Age : 49
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108269
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Simple battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Correll Dunlap
Age : 28
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108191
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Dealing marijuana
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cory Edmonds
Age : 43
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108254
Arrest Date: September 19, 2021
Offense Description: Pointing a firearm
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Damale Haygood
Age : 49
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108311
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daniel Suprenant
Age : 35
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108285
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dario Ramirez
Age : 26
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2108189
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darryl Hill Jr.
Age : 21
Residence: Berkeley, Illinois
Booking Number(s): 2108326
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a firearm by a felon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darryl Mccane
Age : 22
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2108242
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Sanchez
Age : 64
Residence: Whiting
Booking Number(s): 2108268
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Operating with a controlled substance
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Westbrooks Sr.
Age : 39
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108313
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Delvin Nelson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Indianapolis
Booking Number(s): 2108293
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Battery against a law enforcement or public safety official
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demarcus Brydie
Age : 32
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2108310
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deshon Sykes-Collins
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108183
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated battery — strangulation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Destini Pearson
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108266
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devohnte Harper
Age : 28
Residence: Richton Park
Booking Number(s): 2108238
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dolores Jones
Age : 27
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108177
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donile Crittenden
Age : 25
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2108243
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction, OWI — endangerment
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Drew
Age : 22
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108274
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Duane Gorbonosenko
Age : 47
Residence: St. Louis, Missouri
Booking Number(s): 2108327
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Earl Dawson
Age : 35
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108180
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Pointing a firearm
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edgar Pedroza
Age : 41
Residence: Lake Station
Booking Number(s): 2108245
Arrest Date: September 19, 2021
Offense Description: Simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eduardo Deluna Jr.
Age : 49
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108237
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Emanuel Chapman
Age : 31
Residence: University Park
Booking Number(s): 2108212
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Skinner
Age : 42
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2108182
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary, fraud, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Garrett Abromitis
Age : 33
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2108279
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Simple battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gloria Handy
Age : 59
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108227
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Greg Anderson
Age : 41
Residence: Homewood
Booking Number(s): 2108335
Arrest Date: September 23, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ian Szekely Sr.
Age : 40
Residence: Tinley Park
Booking Number(s): 2108229
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a controlled substance, OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Iris Campbell
Age : 30
Residence: Blue Island
Booking Number(s): 2108231
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Neglect of a dependent
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Izaiah Horde Jr.
Age : 16
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108306
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Homicide — murder
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jalen Roberts
Age : 21
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108241
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Motor vehicle theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jalin Martin
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2108276
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Serbentas Jr.
Age : 45
Residence: DeMotte
Booking Number(s): 2108308
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Thomas
Age : 74
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108240
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jarvis Guy
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108312
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Miller Jr.
Age : 20
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2108281
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javier Martinez
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108204
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: Simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeffrey Mybeck
Age : 50
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108280
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeremy Castel Jr.
Age : 21
Residence: Valparaiso
Booking Number(s): 2108213
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: Simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeremy Jackson
Age : 28
Residence: Indianapolis
Booking Number(s): 2108270
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated criminal recklessness with deadly weapon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jimmy Serratt
Age : 61
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2108271
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: Dealing a controlled substance
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Pangborn
Age : 34
Residence: Michigan City
Booking Number(s): 2108316
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Fink
Age : 29
Residence: Schererville
Booking Number(s): 2108324
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jorge Garza Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2108302
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Simple battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Brown
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108259
Arrest Date: September 19, 2021
Offense Description: Battery against a law enforcement or public safety official
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Espiritu
Age : 48
Residence: Munster
Booking Number(s): 2108261
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Barner
Age : 37
Residence: Lansing
Booking Number(s): 2108298
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Homicide — murder
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keith Bridgewater
Age : 30
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108299
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Rape
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kendrick Reed
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108307
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Carrig
Age : 43
Residence: Hebron
Booking Number(s): 2108309
Arrest Date: September 12, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kyjuan Pagan
Age : 18
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108235
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Dealing cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lacey Mcpheron
Age : 35
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2108200
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a controlled substance, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamontrel Mcfarland
Age : 42
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108202
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Latoya Horton
Age : 21
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108323
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ledora Allen
Age : 41
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108186
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maria Henderson
Age : 39
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108232
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Operating a vehicle after driving privileges are suspended
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maria Sanchez
Age : 42
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108318
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Martinez Hollingsworth
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108294
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated battery — strangulation, simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mary Corral
Age : 67
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2108334
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Higi
Age : 36
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2108291
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of hypodermic syringe or needle
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michelle Mckinney
Age : 34
Residence: Woodridge, Illinois
Booking Number(s): 2108337
Arrest Date: September 23, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rachel Mckinney
Age : 37
Residence: Lake Station
Booking Number(s): 2108317
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Motor vehicle theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Aakre
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108251
Arrest Date: September 19, 2021
Offense Description: Simple domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Hood
Age : 43
Residence: Griffith
Booking Number(s): 2108273
Arrest Date: September 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Johnston
Age : 63
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2108322
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woodworth
Age : 55
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2108236
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sean Cowgill
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2108321
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shalonda Reid
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108331
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Motor vehicle theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stephen Epling
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2108220
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: Battery against law enforcement or public safety official, intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tamika Williams
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2108330
Arrest Date: September 22, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tristan Jones
Age : 33
Residence: Country Club Hills
Booking Number(s): 2108283
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Walter Dukes Jr.
Age : 63
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108305
Arrest Date: September 21, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Willie White III
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City
Booking Number(s): 2108184
Arrest Date: September 16, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Estrada
Age : 39
Residence: Beecher, Illinois
Booking Number(s): 2108219
Arrest Date: September 18, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Emanuel Green Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2108215
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: Dealing cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Karri Jones
Age : 38
Residence: Michigan City
Booking Number(s): 2108209
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: Motor vehicle theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Martin Mangual
Age : 33
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2108206
Arrest Date: September 17, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI, resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony