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CROWN POINT — A Hobart man was charged Wednesday with eight felonies alleging he used an assault-style rifle in a drive-by shooting over a woman early Monday near the entrance to Rohrman Park in Schererville.

Kendell J. Ransom, 19, is accused of shooting two 19-year-old Lansing men after Ransom's teenage friend texted one of the victims to ask why the victim was communicating with the teen's girlfriend.

The woman later told police she dated the teen and the victim, but didn't want to be in a relationship with either of them, according to court records.

The teen and the 19-year-old victim agreed to meet in Schererville to settle their dispute, and Ransom was there on behalf of the teen, Lake Criminal Court records allege.

The 19-year-old man drove from Lansing with three other people in his car, followed by a female driver with two others in her car and two individuals in a van, records say. The group arrived at the location, but left when they found police had stopped two vehicles at that address, records say.