Two men accused of shooting a 34 year old Hammond Police officer during an armed bank robbery incident last month were charged in an indictment Wednesday. The U-S Attorney's Office announced 24 year old Brealon Miller Junior and 22 year old David Hardin Junior, were charged with the robbery of BMO Harris Bank and use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. The U.S. Attorney's Office also stated that Miller was also charged with possession of a stolen firearm, and that the charges filed were the result of an investigation by the FBI.
A Hammond Police officer, the first to arrive at the scene, was shot multiple times in the leg during the incident that took place on December 21^st, as the two suspects exited the bank, and suffered non-life threatening injuries. The pair were later apprehended near 8^th Avenue and Hovey Street in Gary, where guns and stolen currency were recovered.
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