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Family of man fatally shot by law enforcement in Gary wants answers in ‘unreal’ incident

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Like many residents in Gary, Kenneth Williams Sr. lost power at his house after a violent storm ripped through his city on Aug. 11. He went without power for two weeks but kept working his security job for Armor Security Forces of Crown Point. Being an armed security guard wasn’t something new to the 67-year-old Williams. “He’s been doing security off and on for 10 to 15 years,” his son, Kenneth Williams Jr., 47, said Tuesday. That experience apparently didn’t help late Friday night as the Army and National Guard veteran was shot to death by Gary police and Lake County Indiana sheriff's deputies while working at the Adam Benjamin Jr. Metro Center near City Hall. A video live stream shot by citizen journalist Spin Diana of Gary recorded the moment dozens of rounds were fired. “I don’t really know why (he was shot), but it seems really odd,” Williams Jr. said. “I’m not exactly sure what happened. The information is kind of vague. But instead of the attention going to the individual that

First report: Family of man shot by law enforcement in Gary wants answers in 'unreal' incident — suntimes.com, 13d