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Suspect hospitalized after police shooting in Porter County

Sheriff’s office investigating Portage police shooting

VALPARASIO, Ind. (WISH) — A suspect was hospitalized after being shot by police who were responding to a well-being check in Porter County overnight Wednesday.

According to a release from the Porter County Sheriff’s Office, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Maine View Drive for a well-being check at 1:08 a.m. Police say a male suspect was located in the area with a gun.

The suspect was taken to an area hospital to be treated for a single gunshot wound. Officials did not provide his condition.

The officer who was involved in the shooting and the suspect’s identity will be released at a later date, the release said.

Information on what led to the shooting has not been released.