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17-year-old arrested in violent carjacking in Lake County, Indiana

By FOX 32 Digital Team
Published  July 1, 2023 3:59pm CDT
Lake County
FOX 32 Chicago

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LAKE COUNTY, Indiana - A teenager was arrested for a violent carjacking in Lake County, Indiana on Friday.

The Lake County Sheriff's Department said the 17-year-old shot a woman on the 2900 block of Dekalb Street in New Chicago just before 7:30 p.m.

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The Sheriff's Department said the victim, 44, has life-threatening injuries.

The suspect stole the victim's Nissan Sentra and crashed it on Highway 20, the Sheriff said. He was hospitalized and then taken into custody at Juvenile Corrections.