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04222017 - News Article - Mayor: Investigation underway in Portage officer-involved shooting





Mayor: Investigation underway in Portage officer-involved shooting
NWI Times
Apr 22, 2017 

The Porter County sheriff and state police were called to investigate a shooting involving a Portage police officer early Saturday morning, the city’s mayor confirmed.

Portage Mayor James Snyder deferred all comment on details of the matter to his police Chief Troy Williams, who wasn’t immediately available for comment Saturday morning.

Snyder said the shooting occurred about 2 a.m. and that the sheriff and Indiana State Police were called to investigate a short time later.

The Indiana State Police post in Lowell confirmed the Porter County Sheriff’s Department was leading the investigation.

Follow more breaking details of this story as they become available at nwi.com.

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