The sudden concentration of violent deaths – eight young men and a teenage girl – sets every investigator into motion, whether they are assigned a case or not, Investigations Cmdr. Del Stout said last week.
"Everybody pitches in," he said, whether it's helping to canvas an area, run background checks or search for suspects.
Of the August cases, charges are filed in two – the shooting deaths of two 18-year-olds, James Powell and Ray Washington, and Ray Lewis, of Merrillville. Shelton Curtis, 22, is in custody charged with murder. Police say a dispute rose over the sale of marijuana. Meanwhile, Justin Summers, 19, of Gary, has been charged in Lewis' death, police said.
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