Feb. 06--Two teenage boys were found shot to death inside a vehicle Friday evening in Gary in northwest Indiana, authorities said.
About 8:30 p.m., while on patrol a Gary police officer saw a vehicle parked in the 800 block of Burr Street with its driver's side door open, according to a news release from the Gary Police Department.
The officer discovered 15-year-old and 16-year-old boys, both shot to death, inside the vehicle, according to the Lake County coroner's office and the release.
The 15-year-old was identified as Mark Skipper of the 6600 block of South Kentucky Avenue in Hammond, and the 16-year-old was identified as Kasreeyal Hester of the 800 block of Burr Street in Gary, according to the coroner's office.
Both boys were pronounced dead at the scene around 9:30 p.m., the coroner's office said.
Anyone with information about the incident should contact Gary police Detective James Bond at 219-755-3852 or call the tip line at 866-274-6347.
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