Overview

• Michael J. Reyna, 16, was shot around 7:25 p.m. Tuesday on the 1000 block of 177th Street and taken to Community Hospital in Munster, where he later died.
• The Lake County Coroner’s Office performed an autopsy at its Forensic Science Center and officially ruled the death a homicide on Friday.
• No arrests have been made and police have released no descriptions of a suspect in the fatal shooting.
• Investigators are urging anyone with information to contact Sgt. Schafbuch via direct phone line or submit anonymous tips online.
• The case has intensified concerns over youth gun violence in Hammond and the broader Lake County community.