Hammond Police arrest 19-year-old Johnny Williams on charges of First-Degree Murder and Attempted First Degree murder. Chief Edwin Bergeron says Williams was a passenger in the car and just after seven o’clock last night an officer was flagged down by another man who told him his 24-year-old girlfriend, Tori Banks had been shot.
“After she received, what we believe to be two gunshot wounds, the boyfriend pulled her out of the driver’s seat to the side, and drove the vehicle off towards the hospital at which point he saw a police officer and flagged the police officer down,” said Bergeron.Ham
Williams fled the scene on foot and Banks later died at the hospital.
Upon further investigation, Bergeron said it was learned that the three had been driving around town prior to the shooting.
“At one point the backseat passenger pulled out a gun and tried to shoot the boyfriend as well as the girlfriend at which point he actually succeeded and shot the girlfriend,” said Bergeron.
Bergeron said about four hours later Williams was taken into custody, without incident, at his home that was not far from the scene of the incident. He credits officers for their hard work and diligence in apprehending Williams.
“Unfortunately somebody lost their life, but it just shows the dedication and hard work of our police officers being able to solve a case so fast,” said Bergeron.
Williams was booked into the Hammond City Jail and the investigation is ongoing.
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