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Hammond, Indiana — Walmart employee, 25, shot and killed inside the store; 18-year-old co-worker arrested

A 25-year-old Walmart employee was shot and killed inside the Walmart Supercenter at 1100 5th Avenue in Hammond, Indiana, on Monday morning, November 2, 2026. Hammond Police Captain Steve Kellogg said the shooting happened just after 9 a.m.: a verbal argument between the woman and an 18-year-old male co-worker turned physical, and the man shot her multiple times. An off-duty Hammond officer working store security reported the shooting. Police said the gunman walked a few aisles over, put his gun down and waited for officers, who took him into custody at the store; the gun was recovered. The Hammond Fire Department and the Lake County Coroner's office were also at the scene. No customers were hurt, police called it an isolated incident with no continuing danger, and the store stayed closed for the rest of the day. Neither the victim nor the suspect has been named, and no charges have been announced yet. (Sources: Hammond Police via NBC Chicago, CBS Chicago, WGN and ABC7 Chicago, November 2.) Photo: WGN. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

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Date
November 2, 2026
Location
Walmart Supercenter, 1100 5th Avenue, Hammond, Indiana
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  1. NEW CHARGED Court

    Update #7 — Robertson appears in Friday court hearing; remains held without bail, no plea reported

    Dorian Kevon Robertson appeared before a Lake County judge on Friday, November 6, in the murder case in the fatal shooting of Dakota Norwood, 21, inside the Hammond Walmart. Robertson appeared remotely via Zoom and was appointed a public defender. He remains held without bail. No plea was reported.

  2. CHARGED Court

    Update #6 — Robertson scheduled for Friday court appearance; no plea reported yet

    Dorian Kevon Robertson, charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Dakota Norwood, 21, inside the Hammond Walmart on November 2, was scheduled to appear in court on Friday, November 6, at around 9 a.m. local time. Robertson made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, November 4, and remains in custody. No plea or outcome from the Friday appearance has been reported yet.

  3. CHARGED

    Update #5 — Robertson makes initial court appearance; court documents describe fight before shooting

    Dorian Kevon Robertson made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, November 4, and remains in custody on the murder charge in the fatal shooting of Dakota Norwood inside the Hammond Walmart. According to the probable cause affidavit, Robertson and Norwood fought in the store before the shooting: a gun fell from Robertson's pocket during the struggle, Norwood got on top of him and punched him, and another employee broke up the fight before Robertson retrieved the gun and shot Norwood multiple times. No plea or next court date has been reported yet.

  4. CHARGED

    Update #4 — Court documents detail shooting; Robertson charged with felony murder, held without bond

    Court documents filed in Lake County Superior Court detail surveillance footage showing Norwood and Robertson together in the store, Robertson following Norwood to a service desk area, and Norwood becoming engulfed in flames after being shot. Robertson told police he and Norwood had been in an on-and-off relationship. Robertson is charged with felony murder and is being held without bond, with no initial hearing date set at the time of the filing.

  5. CHARGED

    Update #3 — Dorian Kevon Robertson charged with murder

    Dorian Kevon Robertson of Joliet has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Dakota Norwood, 21, of Chicago, at the Walmart Supercenter in Hammond, Indiana, on Monday, November 2. Robertson remains in custody following his arrest at the store after the shooting.

  6. SUSPECT ARRESTED

    Update #2 — Victim identified as Dakota Norwood, 21, of Chicago

    The woman shot dead inside the Hammond Walmart on Monday, November 2 has been identified by the Lake County Coroner's Office as Dakota Norwood, 21, of Chicago. The coroner released the identification on Tuesday, November 3: an autopsy found she died of multiple gunshot wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide. She was shot at about 9:35 a.m. at the store at 1100 5th Avenue and was pronounced dead at 10:27 a.m. The coroner's age of 21 replaces the age of 25 given in first police-based reporting. The suspect, an 18-year-old man believed to have known her, remains in custody; he has still not been named and no charges have been announced. (Sources: Lake County Coroner's Office via WFB News and ABC7 Chicago, November 3.) We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

  7. SUSPECT ARRESTED

    Update #1 — Hammond, Indiana — Walmart employee, 25, shot and killed inside the store; 18-year-old co-worker arrested

    A 25-year-old Walmart employee was shot and killed inside the Walmart Supercenter at 1100 5th Avenue in Hammond, Indiana, on Monday morning, November 2, 2026. Hammond Police Captain Steve Kellogg said the shooting happened just after 9 a.m.: a verbal argument between the woman and an 18-year-old male co-worker turned physical, and the man shot her multiple times. An off-duty Hammond officer working store security reported the shooting. Police said the gunman walked a few aisles over, put his gun down and waited for officers, who took him into custody at the store; the gun was recovered. The Hammond Fire Department and the Lake County Coroner's office were also at the scene. No customers were hurt, police called it an isolated incident with no continuing danger, and the store stayed closed for the rest of the day. Neither the victim nor the suspect has been named, and no charges have been announced yet. (Sources: Hammond Police via NBC Chicago, CBS Chicago, WGN and ABC7 Chicago, November 2.) Photo: WGN. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

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