14-year-old boy dies days after being shot in head in NW Indiana; man charged with murder: officials

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date Nov. 2, 2026, 4 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 2, 2026, 4 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/post/teen-boy-sir-malik-smith-dies-days-gary-shooting-west-11th-avenue-officials/20008878/

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GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- A 14-year-old boy died over the weekend after being shot in the head last week in northwest Indiana, officials said. Gary police responded about 4:15 p.m. last Monday to the 900-block of West 11th Avenue for a report of a teen boy who had been shot in the head, officials said. ...