Gary officials expected to give update on investigation into Portage mother's shooting death

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Gary officials expected to give update on investigation into Portage mother's shooting death
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42-year-old Kia Tidwell, a mother of 6, was driving home from work when she was fatally shot, family said

Gary police and Mayor Eddie Melton are expected to update the investigation into Kia Tidwell 's shooting death near W. 5th Ave. and Grant St. The family of 42-year-old Kia Tidwell is desperate for answers, after the mother was shot and killed, while driving down the street Friday night in Gary.Police said a group of young people was causing a disturbance inside. The group eventually left, and someone fired shots from the northeast side of the building.

That's when a red vehicle, which was traveling east on Fifth Avenue, swerved and hit a tree. Police said the driver, Tidwell, had suffered a gunshot wound to her head."I just heard people shooting, and she cried, 'Oh, Jesus!' And that's when I heard her car skirt off, and she crashed into the tree right there, and the phone call ended," Islynn Tidwell said.Islynn Tidwell said her mother had five other children.

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