Thanksgiving shooting charges being filed

LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. – Charges have been filed against Siad Berry II for a shooting on Thanksgiving that resulted in exchanged gunfire with police. The shooting happened at 5:15 p.m. in the area of the 7000-8000 block of CR 500 West.

Berry, 42-year-old of Knox, is being charged with three counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery, and criminal recklessness.

He is being held at the LaPorte County Jail with a $100,000 bond.

The deputies involved were Evan Doperalski, five-year veteran with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, and Alex Pishkur, a six-year law enforcement veteran with four years in LaPorte.

Questions about the duty status of these deputies should be directed to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office.

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