hammond shooting

Hammond’s mayor is defending his decision to end the “Hammond Day” festival, a privately run event that takes place in Martin Luther King Jr. Park, after two people were shot to death. NBC 5’s Chris Hush has more details.

The FBI is joining an Indiana police department in offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 2-and-a-half-year-old girl in Hammond in late July.

A young girl believed to be about 2 years old was shot late Wednesday night while in a car with her mother in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.

A young girl believed to be about 2 years old was shot late Wednesday night while in a car with her mother in Hammond, Indiana, according to police. Lauren Petty reports.