A Highland man — who admitted shooting up meth earlier — is charged with fatally stabbing a Gary man after a confrontation.
Ruben Ortiz, 23, of Highland, was charged Tuesday with murder and two counts of misdemeanor battery in the Oct .16 death of Christopher Gonzalez, 24. Gonzalez’s death was ruled a homicide. Ortiz’s next court hearing is Oct. 26 before Judge Natalie Bokota. Ortiz appears to be the only person charged in his death. Police were called just before midnight Oct. 15 to the 2800 block of King Street.
The passengers — Ortiz and the woman he was with — got out and started to attack Gonzalez, who had walked over to the car. Ortiz kneed the woman — who had her stuff taken — in the face. She then saw Gonzalez face down about 20 feet away. “This is because of you,” the Impala driver, holding a hammer, told her. Hours later, a witness at the Hard Rock Casino flagged down a security guard, pointing to a man and woman in the parking lot. “They killed my friend last night,” the witness said.
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