GARY | A 34-year-old Gary man was found shot to death in a van in Gary early Tuesday morning.
Tracey Brown, 34, of the 3700 block of Monroe Street was pronounced dead at 7:32 a.m. in the 1500 block of Taney Avenue, according to Deputy Lake County Coroner Jeffrey Wells.
According to Gary Police Detective Lorenzo Davis Jr., police were called to the 1500 block of Taney Street around 7:30 a.m. by residents who reported a suspicious vehicle in the area.
Residents reported a blue van had been parked in the middle of the street there since 4 a.m., Davis said.
When police arrived, they discovered Brown in the driver's seat. Wells said Brown suffered multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide.
Davis said police were familiar with Brown and that he had "a few arrests," but declined to elaborate.
Officials from the Lake County coroner's office were at the scene and had no information immediately available as to cause of death.
