Chicago woman accused of shooting at man in Gary dispute
Laramie R. Newton, 34, is charged attempted murder, a Level 1 felony; two counts of felony intimidation; battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony; and pointing a Firearm at Another, a Level 6 felony, court records state. Her bail is set at $10,000.
Around 6:42 a.m. on June 22, Gary police were dispatched for a report of shots fired in the 700 block of Burr Street, according to the probable affidavit. Upon arrival, police did not see any suspects or the male victim reportedly lying on the ground.
A witness told police that she heard a man and woman arguing in front of a house down the street, then she saw the woman draw a handgun and fire at least four times in the direction of the man, records state. The woman then left in a white Lexus SUV heading south toward 8th Avenue. The witness saw the man run north on Burr and east through some yards before losing sight of him, court records state. One of the officers had spotted a white Lexus near Burr and 15th Avenue on the way to the scene. A K-9 officer picked up a scent from a black sandal in front of a house on Burr Street, where they also found a shell casing from a 9mm Luger, the affidavit states.
Police located the white Lexus parked in the 600 block of Burr and saw a female wearing a torn green shirt walking with two people near the vehicle. Police tried to talk to the woman, who was uncooperative and had fresh scratch marks on her left shin and right upper back, records state. Police said it appeared she had been in a physical altercation.
She was detained, and police found her unarmed, court records state. She denied that the SUV was hers and denied being involved in the shooting incident.
The SUV's license plate was picked up on a license plate reader driving north on Clark Road around 6:34 a.m., the affidavit states.
When police said the SUV would be towed, Newton excitedly said she didn't want her vehicle to be damaged and didn't have the money before stopping mid-sentence and admitting it was hers. Police told Newton she was free to leave and she started walking to the scene of where the initial shots fired call was located, records state. An officer was flagged down by the witness who was being yelled at by Newton. The witness was frightened and said Newton had shot the man, telling police that Newton had just told her, 'Come back to your house (expletive) imma kill you,' court records state. Newton walked away and a man stated screaming from the south side of 8th Avenue and Burr Street, 'She just shot at me and tried to kill me.'
At that point, police placed Newton in custody to be booked for attempted murder, the affidavit states.
Police spoke to the man who was shot at, who said that he and Newton have children together. He told police that their children were either in Illinois with their grandmother or with their older siblings in Chicago, records state.
He told police their dispute started earlier when he was at the Clark gas station at 1485 Clark Road and was followed by Newton. She was in the SUV and demanded the keys to his vehicle because she is listed on the owner on the registration, cout records state. He was unsure why Newton followed him since she and the children don't live in Gary. He refused to give her the keys and saw two unknown people in the SUV with her, the affidavit states.
He went back to his residence in the 700 block of Burr. While he was walking in front of the house, he saw Newton speed up in the SUV, stop and yell that 'Imma kill you (expletive)' and draw a handgun, records state. She fired 3 or 4 shots at him, and e ran east, running through various yards before jumping in his vehicle and fleeing the scene, hiding in the woods for a time. Police recovered the keys to the SUV in the 600 block of Burr, court records state.
In a police interview, Newton told police that she got a Lyft ride to the man's residence to retrieve her Jeep Compass, which she knew was in Gary due to the tracker on the vehicle. She claimed there was altercation when she went to pick it up and denied ever being inside the Lexus SUV, the affidavit states. She told police the gunshots were from someone else who the man has trouble with. When asked if her cell phone would have records of her Lyft ride, she said she didn't know as she was intoxicated and said the man may have ordered the ride for her, records state. Newton gave permission to search her phone and no records of a Lyft ride was on her phone, but the Apple Maps app listed two residences in 700 block of Burr, and one in the 700 block off Durbin.
Police did not find Newton truthful or credible, court records state.
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