Lafayette boy, 5, found handgun and fatally shot baby brother
A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling after the older child found a handgun in a northwestern Indiana apartment, police said.

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A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling after the older child found a handgun in a northwestern Indiana apartment, police said.
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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Indiana Board of Pharmacy, Donna S. Wall, Steven Anderson, Del Fanning, Winnie Landis, Mark Smosma, and Matt Balla v. Paul J. Elmer
22A-PL-1811
Civil plenary. Reverses the Marion Superior Court’s entry of judgment against the appellants and the award of attorney fees to Paul Elmer. Finds the Indiana Board of Pharmacy and its members were acting in a quasi-judicial capacity and in good faith based on the known interpretation of Indiana Code § 34-52-1-1. Remands with instructions to enter judgment in favor of the appellants and to vacate the award of attorney fees to Elmer.
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Court of Appeals of Indiana
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: A.O. v. Community Health Network, Inc.
22A-MH-2396
Mental health. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s determination that A.O. was “gravely disabled.” Finds there was clear and convincing evidence supporting the order.
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A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by a 5-year-old sibling at a northwestern Indiana apartment, authorities said.
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