Monday, November 23, 2015

11232015 - News Article - Hammond cop a person of interest in Portage homicide, police say



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Hammond cop a person of interest in Portage homicide, police say
NWI Times
Nov 23, 2015 




PORTAGE | A Hammond police officer is a person of interest in the shooting death last week of a woman at Park Place Apartments in Portage, an official said.

Portage Police Chief Troy Williams said Monday the investigation is ongoing and no one has been ruled out.

The Hammond officer, a 31-year-old Hobart man, is being considered a person of interest, Williams said.

"His lack of cooperation in the death ... is of concern to us. Our detectives are working feverishly to bring a resolution to this case," he said.

Hammond police spokesman Lt. Richard Hoyda said late Monday he could not immediately provide information about the person of interest.

The Times is not naming the person because he has not been formally charged. He is not in custody, Williams said.

Tiara Thomas, 30, was found covered in blood about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in her apartment at 5970 Old Porter Road. She was taken to Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus in Gary, where she was pronounced dead at 8:21 a.m. from gunshot wounds.

Police on Thursday released a photo of a black Ford Explorer described as a vehicle of "special interest" in the investigation. Williams said at the time that detectives wanted to know if that vehicle was in the area of the apartment complex before or after the shooting.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call (219) 762-3122 and ask for Detective Capt. Joe Reynolds and Detective Lt. Dennis Meyers.

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