Overview
- Surveillance reviewed by investigators shows a man followed and confronted a Walmart employee in the store, a struggle occurred near an aisle, and the man then retrieved a gun and fired multiple times.
- The victim was identified in police and court records as Dakota Norwood and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
- An off-duty Hammond police officer working as security alerted emergency services and helped detain the suspect inside the store while officers recovered a handgun believed to be used in the attack.
- Court filings name the suspect as Dorian Kevon Robertson and show he is charged with aggravated homicide and held without bond in the Lake County jail.
- Walmart says it is cooperating with investigators and the Hammond Supercenter remained closed as police continue forensic review and prosecutors prepare the case for court.