Police Identify Man Who Was Shot Tuesday NightThe man who was shot Tuesday night after allegedly breaking into a home on Old Colony Road has been identified.
Warsaw Police Department Public Information Officer Capt. Brad Kellar said notification to the family has been completed and the deceased man is 37-year-old Toran Lee Savant, Silver Lake.
The investigation is ongoing and no further comments will be made at this time.
According to a previous WPD news release, at approximately 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, Central Dispatch received a 911 call from 3190 Old Colony Road in Forest Park of an alleged breaking and entering by an adult male suspect who was shot inside that residence. Officers arrived on scene and found the man - now identified as Savant - suffering from one gunshot wound to the chest. Although life-saving efforts were made by incoming officers and medics, Savant was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three adults and a young child who reside at the residence were taken to the WPD and the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center for interviews. All subjects are cooperating with the investigation, the release stated.
