NEW CHICAGO – On September 20, 2025, the Indiana State Police District #13 Investigations Division was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred in New Chicago.

Preliminary information shows that on September 20th at approximately 3:30 p.m., Hobart Fire Department Paramedics and the New Chicago Police Department responded to a 911 call at 216 Huber Boulevard, Hobart, IN (New Chicago) for a report of a deceased subject inside that residence.

While at the residence, the co-owner, who was also the 911 caller, became agitated with the officers. The officers requested an ambulance to respond to the scene for a psychological evaluation to be performed on the disturbed individual.

At approximately 4:30 p.m., New Chicago Police radioed to dispatch shots being fired i

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