Suspect in fatal grocery store shooting leaves behind debit card, leading to his arrest

Police in Gary, Indiana, say a bank card left at the scene of a fatal shooting helped officers track down and arrest a man suspected of killing a fellow customer at a supermarket

GARY, Ind. — A bank card left at the scene of a fatal shooting helped Gary police track down and arrest a man suspected of killing a fellow customer at a supermarket.

The violence was captured on the store's surveillance camera on Monday evening, with the two men in their 40s getting into an argument at the till.

One man is seen pulling out a gun and shooting the other, a 48-year-old Gary resident. The shooter then picks up his belongings, walks around the victim's body and leaves the store.

Witnesses told police that the suspect had forgotten his debit card at the cash register. Officers were able to identify him as a 44-year-old from Gary, and he was arrested while walking not far from the grocery store, police said.

Gary, a rusty town on the shore of Lake Michigan southeast of Chicago, has struggled with crime and unemployment as its fortunes declined due to the declining steel industry.