Portage man in domestic shooting dies
Post-Tribune (IN)
August 16, 2015
Portage Police Chief Troy Williams confirmed Saturday that Miguel Contreras, who is suspected of shooting and killing his wife Wednesday before turning the gun on himself, has died.
Maria Contreras, 45, suffered multiple gunshot injuries that resulted in her death, Porter County Coroner Chuck Harris said last week. Her death was ruled a homicide.
It was unclear exactly when Miguel Contreras, 51, died. Williams said he died late Friday or early Saturday. He had been transferred from Methodist Hospitals' Northlake campus in Gary on Wednesday to a suburban Chicago hospital, according to a Methodist official.
"He was removed from life support and succumbed to injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Williams said. He shot himself in the head.
Since both Miguel and Maria Contreras have died, "there isn't really anything else investigatory we need to do," Williams said.
The Portage Police Department received a call at 4:12 p.m. Wednesday about a verbal disturbance at the Contreras residence, in the 3000 block of Edith Street in the Sandalwood Estates subdivision on the city's east side.
The call was updated with information about possible shots fired, and Williams has said three or four shots were fired during the incident.
Officers found Maria Contreras partially outside an open glass siding door at the back of the house. Miguel Contreras, found in the adjacent living room, was still breathing when he was taken to the hospital. Police found a semi-automatic handgun believed to be used in the shooting in the house.
The couple's 22-year-old son was home at the time of the shooting, and their daughter was at college.
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