Officer shoots knife-wielding man in Gary

Gary police officer shoots knife-wielding man, officials say

A Gary police officer shot and injured a knife-wielding man Friday at 21st Avenue and Malcolm X Drive, Lake County, Indiana officials said.

Gary police officer shoots man who approached with knifes during traffic stop

Man hurt in police shooting – News 8 at 10 GARY, Ind. (WISH) — A Gary police officer on Friday shot a man who’d approached officers with two knives while they made a traffic stop, the Lake County sheriff says. The man was taken to a hospital, and his condition was unknown, said Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said in a notification on the department’s app. The notification did not name the man. The traffic stop happened near the intersection of 21st …

Officer shoots knife-wielding man in Gary

GARY, Ind. - A knife-wielding man was shot by police in Gary, Indiana Friday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff's Office said the incident happened near East 21st Avenue and Malcolm X Drive (formerly Virginia Street). According to authorities, the preliminary investigation indicated Gary police officers were conducting a traffic stop Friday afternoon near the above intersection when the driver of a white SUV - not involved in the traffic stop - …

Officer-involved shooting in Gary leaves one wounded

An investigation is underway after a Gary Police Department officer shot a man during a traffic stop, according to police. Police said a preliminary investigation showed the incident occurred during a traffic stop Friday afternoon near the intersection of 21st Avenue and Malcolm X Drive. The driver of the vehicle involved in the traffic stop approached the officers wielding two knives, police said. The officer shot the man and wounded him. He wa…

Man shot by Gary police after approaching officers with knives during traffic stop: sheriff

A man was shot and injured by Gary police Friday afternoon after he approached officers with two knives during a traffic stop, authorities said.