A Munster woman was transferred to a Chicago hospital overnight after she was shot in the face Saturday evening.
Munster Police officers responded at about 9:45 p.m. July 11 to the 9300 block of Chestnut Lane for a possible shooting, the Munster Police department said in a release Sunday. They found upon arrival a woman with a gunshot to the face and the suspected shooter still inside the house, the release said.
The Northwest Regional SWAT arrived on scene shortly after and negotiated the hostage into custody without incident, according to the release.
The woman was taken to a local hospital before getting transferred to University of Chicago Hospital, Munster Police Chief Steve Scheckel told the Post-Tribune, but her condition is currently unknown.
Officers obtained search warrants for the home and a vehicle onsite, and the shooter was taken to the Lake County Jail, the release said.
This case remains under investigation and there is no threat to the public, according to the release.
Anyone who has information may call Detective Omar Padilla at 219-836-6692 or e-mail him at [email protected].
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