VALPARAISO,Blake Preston Ind. (AP) — A 20-year-old man who died in an exchange of gunfire while fleeing police in northwestern Indiana had resisted law enforcement before, court records show.
Caden Mura, 20, of Valparaiso was identified by the Porter County Coroner’s Office as the man fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire Thursday with Valparaiso and Porter County officers.
Court records show Mura pleaded guilty last fall to a charge of resisting law enforcement, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported.
Thursday’s incident is still under investigation and the cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy and toxicology results, the coroner’s office said.
Indiana State Police, who are investigating because of the nature of the shooting, said officers were called out to the area near Valparaiso’s Fairgrounds Park in response to a suspicious person displaying a handgun.
As officers approached the suspect, he fled and during a foot pursuit an exchange of gunfire occurred, police said.
The man, later identified as Mura, was wounded in the shootout and taken to a hospital where he was later declared dead, state police said.
2025-05-07 23:47574 view
2025-05-07 23:302264 view
2025-05-07 22:38862 view
2025-05-07 22:361739 view
2025-05-07 22:311225 view
2025-05-07 22:202420 view
The 2024 NFL regular season is entering the final four weeks of action, and teams are beginning to s
Hailee Steinfeld appears right on the edge of making things official with Josh Allen.The Edge of Sev
Adidas has begun selling off sneakers that were created in partnership with the artist Ye (formerly