Fire badly damaged several buildings Friday near the courthouse square in Greencastle, with flames shooting through the roofs as firefighters from several communities were called in to the central Indiana city to help.HOBART, Ind. (AP) — Police say a man fatally shot himself after he and others being chased from an armed home robbery crashed in a busy northwestern Indiana commercial area, with two men running through restaurants in an attempt to escape.
Hobart Police Chief Jeff White says a car carrying the men crashed Wednesday evening near the Westfield Southlake mall. The Times of Munster and the Post-Tribune report that an officer caught one man while three others fled.
Police say one man fired shots at a pursuing officer before killing himself. Two others were caught after fleeing through restaurants and shooting at a pickup truck driver following them, wounding him in the hand.
Porter County police say a woman reported that the men broke into her home near Valparaiso and stole cash and guns.
