The symbolic statement had Mayor Anthony Copeland at odds with the council over whether a new convention center in Gary would prove a boon or a disadvantage.

The Indianapolis City-County council approved $66 million dollars in bonds for the Old City Hall redevelopment project.

After a proposal was sent back to committee, Gary Common Council members heard updates and public comment about a development planned for the shuttered Alfred Beckman Middle School site.

Police said the boy was not hurt. Before he was killed by police, the suspect shot a 35-year-old male relative.