*Update- Coroner Report*
Indiana State Police Requested to Investigate Officer Involved Shooting in Chesterton
The following statement was released by the Porter County Coroner, Cynthia M. Dykes:
June 19, 2025
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 8:16 AM, the Porter County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to the area of 501 Gateway Blvd, Chesterton, regarding the death of a male. The decedent is identified as 45-year-old
Joseph Gerber, of Winamac.
Cause of Death:
1. self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
2. multiple gunshot wounds
Manner of Death: Suicide
Toxicology is pending.