Overview
- Officers responded Sunday to the 2100 block of Tennessee Street for a report of a suicidal man who had already stabbed himself.
- Police located the man in the east alley of 22nd and Ohio still holding a knife and refusing commands to drop it.
- According to a city spokesperson, the man advanced toward an officer, who then fired and struck him three times in the arm.
- The officer reported the man was down, but officials have not released his condition or confirmed whether any officers were hurt.
- A perimeter was established as the Gary Fire Department and Lake County Crime Scene Investigation personnel were contacted to process the scene.