A Gary man was convicted late Friday of killing a woman and wounding her fiancé at the Willows apartments.

Jurors found Thomas Starks, 22, guilty of murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery and burglary. He lived upstairs from the couple.

His sentencing is set for Nov. 19.

Gary Police were called Aug. 8, 2023, around 11 p.m. to the Willows apartments on the 300 block of Clark Road for a shots-fired call.

Wilson, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her death was ruled a homicide.

Her fiance told officers they were returning from Buffalo Wild Wings when a gunman ambushed them from above.

The man added he and Wilson both carried guns inside — an AR pistol and Glock 22, respectively — because they had been having problems with their upstairs neighbors.

Days earlier, Starks and his

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