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Car Dealership Owner Charged With Murder in NW Indiana

In what was originally investigated as a self-defense shooting, a car dealership owner in northwest Indiana has been charged with murder.

According to the Times of Northwest Indiana, 50-year-old Esteban Ocampo was charged Saturday night with one count of murder, two counts of intimidation, and one count of pointing a loaded firearm at a man during what police believe was a dispute over a business transaction at the dealership.

Initial reports from police indicated that 30-year-old Markis Square was at the used car lot to rob the establishment and was shot to death by a customer, according to the Times. That story came from an eyewitness at the business, according to authorities.

According to the paper, Square leaves behind a newborn daughter and two sons.  

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