Man shot to death in Calumet City

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A man was fatally shot Wednesday night at his home in south suburban Calumet City.

Emergency crews were called about 11 p.m. for reports of a shooting victim in the 1300 block of Hirsch Avenue, according to a statement from Calumet City police.

They arrived to find 47-year-old Millian Caston suffering from a gunshot wound, said police and the Lake County, Indiana, coroner’s office. Caston was taken to Franciscan Health in Hammond, Indiana, where he was pronounced dead at 11:58 p.m.

His death was ruled a homicide, the coroner’s office said.

The case remains under investigation Thursday morning, police said. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at (708) 868-2500.

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