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Robert Armstead

Case from Gary, IN dated Apr 02, 2015

Victim Details

Robert Armstead

Male

Black / African American

Gary

IN

2015-04-02

29

Robert

Armstead

07/16/2026

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In Gary, Indiana, a 29-year-old man named Robert Armstead was fatally shot in his own home on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The incident occurred in the 4400 block of Connecticut Street. Armstead was transported to Methodist Hospital in Gary, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2015. The Lake County Coroner's Office officially ruled his death a homicide.

Robert L. Armstead Jr., as he was formally known, was a father of four children: ...
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