On December 4, 2023, at approximately 5:45 PM, Merrillville Police Officers were dispatched to the 3100 block of West 79th Place in Merrillville, Indiana, in response to a report of a gunshot victim. Upon arrival, medics found a 3-year-old boy, later identified as King Penro, who had been shot. The medics began treating King in the ambulance before transporting him to Methodist Hospital Southlake Campus for further treatment.
Despite the medical efforts, King Penro was later pronounced
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