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Hammond's mayor previously said that the park would be closed "indefinitely."
The organized protests began at around 12:30 p.m. and lasted for approximately one hour at Hammond Central High School and Scott Middle School.
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The mayor said he supports First Amendment rights to free speech, but opposes any form of protest that rises to destruction of property.
"It was nothing compared to a call I got notifying me about a fatality in the plant. Talk about a sinking feeling. Family, friends and loved ones have their world turned upside down in a second."
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Identification of the officers involved in this incident will be made at a later date.
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Samuel C. Edwards, 37, was at large for more than a year before he was apprehended April 15 in Houston, online records show.
Jesse Harper, of Valparaiso, was at Fairgrounds Park at approximately 2:15 p.m. Thursday when he witnessed police officers near the park and shots fired soon after.
According to Hammond school Superintendent Scott Miller, around 1,500 students will be impacted by the redistricting.
An Illinois man who participated in the 2019 killing of a Portage student during a Griffith attempted robbery received a fair trial, the Indiana Court of Appeals said.
During the press conference on Wednesday, McDermott criticized state leaders for establishing property tax caps and having school districts rely on referendums.
The accused was taken to the Porter County Jail and faces two felony counts of child exploitation/possessing child pornography, police said.
"The westbound entry ramp is closed," according to INDOT.
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