Overview

• Officers were dispatched just before 6:30 p.m. to a 911 hang-up from a home in the 400 block of Madison Street, police said.
• Methodist Northlake Hospital reported that a relative brought in a nine-year-old with a gunshot wound and the child later died.
• The child's identity is being withheld out of respect for the family's privacy, according to the Gary Police Department.
• Investigators said they will share only verified information as the case progresses and offered condolences to the family.
• Police said they are working with the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office on community awareness and education while urging secure storage of firearms.