On May 30th, the Munster Police Department investigated a shooting that occurred near Beverly Place and State Line Avenue which stemmed from a reported confrontation at Cheap Tobacco, located at 15 Ridge Road.
Three relatives who were at the store were leaving and as they backed out of a space, the driver of the vehicle next to theirs became irate, got out of his vehicle, and struck the window of the relatives with his fist.
The victims exited the lot and observed the driver of the other vehicle begin to chase them. The victims reached speeds of 60-70MPH in an alley north of Cheap Tobacco, fearing they were going to be rammed by the suspect.
Subsequently, the relatives observed this suspect/driver to roll down his window and fire a gun at their vehicle. The bullet missed the victim’s vehicle and struck an unoccupied, parked car on Beverly Place.
Munster Police detectives located evidence that led them to the alleged driver/shooter who admitted to being involved in a disturbance at the above location.
The suspect, who remains at large, was charged by the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office with three counts of criminal recklessness and one count of criminal mischief.