Overview

• Chesterton Police were called to Gateway Boulevard at 8:06 a.m. Wednesday and engaged in a confrontation that resulted in a man being fatally shot.
• Officers found the victim under a blood-stained sheet at the northeast corner of Gateway Boulevard and Matson Drive.
• Investigators marked more than 50 evidence cones around shell casings and recovered a pistol in the middle of the street.
• The Porter County Sheriff’s Office, Valparaiso Police, Porter Police and the Porter County prosecutor joined Chesterton and Indiana State Police at the scene.
• A news conference is slated for 11:30 a.m. at the Chesterton Police Station, where authorities plan to update the public.