Gary, IN – Authorities are investigating the death of a 62-year-old Lake County man found unresponsive in the front yard of a Gary residence late Thursday night. Police responded around 11:55 p.m. to a call reporting a man down in the 2200 block of Baker Street.
Upon arrival, officers located the man, who showed no signs of life. The Gary Fire Department confirmed the man, identified as a local Lake County resident, was deceased at the scene.
Police immediately secured the area and contacted the Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force, along with the Lake County Coroner’s Office and the Lake County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) team, to assist in the investigation.
Authorities are treating the case as a homicide and have appealed to the public for assistance. Anyone with information is encouraged to reach out to the Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force, Sgt. James Nielsen, at 219-755-3855.
