Woman wounded in shootout in Jewel parking lot in Munster

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A female was wounded and suffered a graze wound to the back of the head in a shootout in a parking lot Sunday night in northwest Indiana. | Network Video Productions

A woman was wounded in a shootout Sunday night in a grocery store parking lot in northwest Indiana.

Witnesses told investigators several shots were exchanged between at least two groups of people in the Jewel parking lot in the 700 block of Ridge Road in Munster, Indiana about 10 p.m., according to a statement from Munster police.

A woman in her 20s was taken to a hospital with a graze wound to the back of her head, police said. Her injury was not thought to be life-threatening.

The front window of the Jewel was shot out and several vehicles were also struck by gunfire, police said.

Police said “suspects have been developed” and the shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Munster Police Department’s Detective Bureau at (219) 836-6632 or the anonymous tip line at (219) 836-1010.

Police investigate after a person was wounded in a shootout outside a Jewel store Sunday night in Munster, Indiana. | Network Video Productions

Police investigate after a person was wounded in a shootout outside a Jewel store Sunday night in Munster, Indiana. | Network Video Productions

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