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GARY — Police took a 21-year-old Gary man into custody in connection with a shooting Tuesday that left an 18-year-old Indianapolis man dead, officials said.

Corey Brazelton, 18, and his cousin were outside a home in the 2500 block of Tyler Street at 7:30 p.m when Brazelton was shot in the chest, officials said.*

Gary police responded to the home, where a woman told police her son — Brazelton's cousin — had taken him to a local hospital, Lt. Thomas Pawlak said.

Brazelton was pronounced dead at 8:10 p.m. at Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus, according to the Lake County coroner's office.

Police were investigating the shooting as a homicide, Pawlak said. The Lake County coroner's office said Brazelton died from a gunshot wound, but the manner of death was pending.

Pawlak described the man in custody as a person of interest.

The Lake County sheriff's Crime Scene Investigation Unit is assisting in the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Sgt. Jeremy Ogden, of the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit, at 219-755-3852. To remain anonymous, call 866-CRIME-GP.

*Correction: An earlier version of this story inaccurately described the events surrounding the shooting. The inaccurate information was provided by authorities.

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