In the early morning hours of a Saturday in the neighboring city of Hammond, Indiana, a family argument escalated to a tragic conclusion, leaving a young man dead. Charles Stokes, a 21-year-old male from Merrillville, was fatally shot on March 2, 2024, in a residence in the 1900 block of Warwick Avenue. The Hammond Police Department responded to a call about a disturbance at approximately 4:30 AM and discovered two individuals with gunshot wounds.
Upon their arrival, officers found that C
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