On Tuesday morning, a man was shot by police in a Portage business park. The incident occurred in the 1200 block of Marine View Drive just after 11:20 a.m. when Portage police were dispatched to the area for a well-being check. A male subject with a firearm was located by the police, and at some point, the man sustained a single gunshot wound, resulting in the shooting being officer-involved. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, but his condition was not provided.
The following day, just before 1:10 a.m., Portage police requested that the Porter County Sheriff’s Office investigate the shooting. The officer involved and the male subject’s identity will be released at a later date, according to the police. When asked for additional details surrounding the incident, police did not provide further information to WGN News.
In an unrelated incident, on Wednesday morning, just before 1:10 a.m., Portage Police requested Porter County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an incident that occurred on Tuesday morning which resulted in an individual being shot by officers in Portage Business Park 1200 block of Marine View Drive around 11:20aM during well-being check dispatched by portage Police Department . A male suspect with firearm was found by officers at some point resulting in him sustaining single gunshot wound and making it an officer involved shooting . He was taken to nearby hospital but condition is not known . When asked for more details about this case portage Police Department refused to provide any further information to WGN News .