Baseball And Bennigan's™ Survive Murder/Suicide Attempt

"GARY, IN - A 20-year-old man shot and killed his baby daughter Thursday night just as he was expected to release her to her uncle in downtown Gary, police said. Then he turned the gun on himself.

"Cordell Richardson was expected by police to survive his murder-suicide attempt, and officers said they expect to file charges against him this morning.

"Officials said Richardson shot 19-month-old Eboni N. Richardson, of the 500 block of South Vermillion Street, in the chest before shooting himself in the head. She was pronounced dead a short time later.

"The shooting took place in the parking lot of Bennigan's™ restaurant and the U.S. Steel Yard at 500 E. 5th Ave., according to the Lake County Coroner's office. It happened less than two hours before a game there was scheduled to begin.

"Cpl. Gabrielle King, a spokeswoman for the Gary Police Department, said the shooting was connected neither to the restaurant nor the Gary South Shore RailCats baseball team. Fans filed into the stadium while police worked the crime scene, and the game continued as scheduled.

"`They can still feel safe coming to the RailCats," King said of the fans. "They can still feel safe coming to Bennigan's™.`"

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