John Caldwell:Man killed while fleeing Indiana police had previously resisted law enforcement

2025-05-08 07:08:10source:Lakshmi Finance Centercategory:News

VALPARAISO,John Caldwell 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.

More:News

Recommend

California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an “unacceptable a

Mitch McConnell and when it becomes OK to talk about someone's personal health issues

It's the question circulating all over social media: Did you hear what happened to Mitch McConnell?T

Trader Joe's recalls its frozen falafel for possibly having rocks in it

Trader Joe's has recalled its frozen falafel for potentially having rocks in it, after it recalled t