Skip to content
1 min left · finish 2:36 AM
Email
IChicago Current
I
Chicago Current
Illini CurrentChicago: Neighborhood news, citywide pride
Good evening, Columbus⛅63°F · Cloudy
HomeCommunityBusinessSportsMore categoriesSchoolsGovernmentReal EstateTechnologyDiningArtsHealthSaved

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Sports
  3. /2 shot and killed outside bar in northwest Indiana
Sports

2 shot and killed outside bar in northwest Indiana

Aaron Chen
Aaron Chen
Aaron Chen
Sports Reporter · Chicago, IL

Aaron Chen is a seasoned sports journalist with a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia College Chicago. He has reported for NBC Sports Chicago, where he built a reputation for his in-depth analyses of the Chicago Bulls and Cubs.

More from Aaron →
Sports Reporter · Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
2 shot and killed outside bar in northwest Indiana — Chicago Sports news

Authorities were searching for those responsible after two people were shot and killed outside a bar in East Chicago, Indiana, early Sunday, police said. At around 1:48 a.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert near OJ s Game Over bar at 151st Street and Indianapolis Boulevard, where they found two men who had been shot. The victims, a 20-year-old man and a 36-year-old man later, died from their injuries. Police said handguns were found next to both victims, but investigators were not speculating about what led to the shooting. Several homes and vehicles were struck by gunfire in the adjacent neighborhood, authorities said. Police believe there were witnesses to the shooting and asked anyone with information, video or photos regarding the incident to submit a tip by calling 219-391-8500. It wasn t immediately clear how many shooters police were searching for or what led to the gunfire. Police said residents had complained about the bar, which was also the subject

Up nextChicago Bears' injury report has updates on Kyle Monangai, Colston LovelandSports · 1 min read
#public-safety

More Sports stories

Chicago Bears' injury report has updates on Kyle Monangai, Colston Loveland — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
Sports

Chicago Bears' injury report has updates on Kyle Monangai, Colston Loveland

By Keisha Patel

How to check voter registration in Illinois, Indiana before Election Day — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
Sports

How to check voter registration in Illinois, Indiana before Election Day

By Aaron Chen

Chicago man faces 14 felony charges after Evanston police drug investigation — Evanston RoundTable
Sports

Chicago man faces 14 felony charges after Evanston police drug investigation

By Aisha Patel

Chicago Set For Gloomy Start To November After Warmest October In Recent Memory — Block Club Chicago
Sports

Chicago Set For Gloomy Start To November After Warmest October In Recent Memory

By Aaron Chen

Also covering Illinois

GenevaBataviaElginLibertyvilleDeerfield
I

Chicago Current

Part of the Illini Current Network

Chicago: Neighborhood news, citywide pride. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Illinois cities.

Sections

CommunityBusinessSportsSchoolsGovernmentReal Estate

Latest Stories

Woman killed in Oak Park shootingAll 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary saysIllinois Democrats make final campaign push ahead of Election DayAll 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary saysIllinois nuclear plants receive federal funding to bolster the grid

About

Illini Current publishes independent community news across Illinois. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Illini Current — illinicurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved