Crown Point man killed in Gary

A 47-year-old Crown Point man died Friday from multiple gunshot wounds in a Gary apartment in the 4400 block of Broadway.

The Lake County morgue identified the victim as Charles Branham. The medical examiner said Branham’s death was caused by bleeding from numerous wounds. His death was pronounced at 12:02 a.m. Saturday.

Family members identified Branham at the Lake County Forensic Science Center in Crown Point, where the autopsy was performed Saturday.

The Gary Police Department, the Lake County District Attorney’s Homicide Unit and the Lake County CSI are investigating the murder.