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A Valparaiso man was shot and killed in Gary early Sunday morning.

The Lake County Coroner’s Office said in a release that it was dispatched to Jefferson Street and 24th Avenue around 12:14 a.m. There, officers determined Michael Austin Brown, 20, suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

The coroner’s office said Brown was pronounced dead at 12:49 a.m. Brown’s death was ruled a homicide, according to the release.

The Gary Police and Fire Departments, as well as the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, responded to the scene. Additional details from the Gary Police Department were not immediately available Sunday.

Michelle L. Quinn is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.