A Gary man was sentenced to 55 years Friday after he admitted being in a group that opened fire on trick-or-treaters in Hammond’s Hessville section last year.
Thomas De La Cruz, 13, of East Chicago, was killed, while another boy, 13, was shot in the leg, police said, who arrived Oct. 31, 2021 on the 3600 block of 167th Street around 7:22 p.m.De La Cruz was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, where he was later pronounced dead. The other child was taken to Community Hospital in Munster for treatment.
The man — identified as Sheldon Stokes — and three others were charged with tracking down the group and opening fire. Richard E. Walker, Tariq Silas and Stokes, all then 20, of Hammond were charged Nov. 30, 2021 with murder and attempted murder, according to unsealed court documents.
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