One person was injured during an incident at a Merrillville shopping center Friday evening.
Hobart Police responded around 5 p.m. January 17 to a call billed initially as a shooting at Burlington Coat Factory, 2020 E. Lincoln Highway, Hobart Assistant Police Chief Nick Wardrip said in an email. They found an injured person on-scene, but the person hadn’t been shot, he said.
The person was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
Police did confirm that a gun was fired in the business, but the suspect fled before police arrived.
This is an ongoing investigation, he said, and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Michelle L. Quinn is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
