On May 28, 2023, 16-year-old Jason M. Paholik Jr. was fatally shot by his best friend, Denver Johnson, in an incident that occurred during a Memorial Day weekend gathering in the 12000 block of Burr Street in Crown Point, Indiana.
The incident took place around a backyard fire pit where a group of teenagers, including Johnson and Paholik, were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. According to the probable cause affidavit, Johnson pulled out his handgun and, as part of a prank, pointe
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