GARY, Ind. — For one Midwest city, a high school has been a tragic loss for the community. Crime

Murder, arson and hundreds of police calls: Old schools are active crime scenes in this city

Analisa Trofimuk Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team

Analisa Trofimuk Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team

Gary, Indiana' Ralph Waldo Emerson High School was once a beautiful building buzzing with life and hope. Now, it's massive eyesore with shattered windows, floors scattered with debris and boarded up walls covered in graffiti. It's also been the site of murder and arson over the past decade.

City officials said recently there are currently no plans for demolition in the works.

The 116-year-old crumbling campus at 716 E 7th Ave. was the city's first ever high school to

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