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Kevin Katona

Case from Gary, IN dated Sep 08, 2018

Victim Details

Kevin L. Katona Jr.

Male

Gary

IN

2018-09-08

29

Kevin

Katona

07/06/2026

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Kevin Lee Katona Jr. was a 29-year-old man from the Miller section of Gary, Indiana, a lifelong Northwest Indiana resident who worked as a union carpenter and was known by the people closest to him as someone with an outsized heart and an easy way of turning ordinary time into something that felt like family. He spent his days building things, and his off-hours “chillin” with brothers, cousins, and friends, out on the water when he could, and close to Minerva Dominguez, who was described as ...
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  • nwitimes.com: Coroner ID's Gary man fatally shot in the back at Gary nightclub
  • nwitimes.com: After six weeks without a homicide, Gary police investigate four slayings in one week
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