Person Found Shot To Death In Gary

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A person was found shot to death Saturday morning in northwest Indiana.

Officers were called at 7:17 a.m. to the 500 block of West 39th Avenue in Gary, Indiana, where they found a male dead with gunshot wounds in the debris between an abandoned home and garage, according to a statement from Gary police.

The victim has not yet been identified, according to police and the Lake County coroner's office. He was described as a black male wearing gray Levi's size 32/34 jeans; a dark gray, Hawks-branded extra-large zip-up hooded jacket; a medium black-and-white T-shirt with "Hustle first question later" printed on it and white size 9 1/2 Fila tennis shoes.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Det. Kristopher Adams of the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit at (219) 755-3855 or the crime tip line at (866) CRIME-GP.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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