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Wanted Hammond, IN Man Pulled Dies of Self-Inflicted Gun Shot Wound

Saturday, an Illinois State Police Trooper was southbound on Interstate 55 and identified a gold Chevrolet Impala driven by a male suspect wanted in a Hammond, Indiana homicide case. 

 

The Trooper followed the Chevrolet and attempted a traffic stop near the Market Street exit in Bloomington, Illinois.  The Chevrolet stopped but the lone male occupant refused to exit the car.  A shot was fired from within the Chevrolet and the occupant was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  No officers fired their weapons. 

 

Illinois State Police Zone 5, Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services, and the McLean County Coroner’s Office are investigating. 

McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathy Davis is releasing the following information with regard to the above incident.

An autopsy was conducted yesterday.

The name of the decedent is being withheld at this time pending further notification of family.

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