East Chicago- Early Friday morning, the Indiana State Police SWAT Team and Detectives with the Indiana State Police Investigation Division Lowell Post were requested by the Illinois State Police to assist with the apprehension of a suspect involved in an interstate shooting that had recently occurred in Illinois. The warrant was for the charge of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm in Cook County, IL.
The suspect has a history of armed violence and it was determined that SWAT would be used to make the apprehension. Indiana State Police SWAT assembled at the East Chicago Police Department prior to departing to the suspect’s residence located at 4833 Olcott Ave., East Chicago, IN. The suspect was located inside the residence and was taken into custody without incident.
To dispel false information that is being shared by local political leaders on social media, this was NOT an assist to Homeland Security, ICE, or any other federal agency. This was done at the request of the Illinois State Police to take their suspect into custody. The suspect, Miguel A. Rodriguez, 45, is currently being held at the Lake County Jail pending extradition back to Illinois to appear in Cook County.
All suspects are presumed to be innocent until/unless proven guilty in court.