Michael Howie

GARY — A Gary man has been charged with murdering another Gary man over an alleged parking dispute Friday.

On Saturday, the Lake County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 38-year-old David Foster, of Gary. Foster died of a gunshot wound by manner of homicide, an autopsy reportedly showed.

Detectives were called out Friday to the area of 17th Avenue and Pierce Street to investigate the apparent homicide. In a probable cause affidavit filed Saturday, one detective noted he saw a red blood-like stain on the street near 1705 Pierce St. and also recovered a spent .40 caliber casing.

Police said they talked to witnesses who reported that the shooting was related to a parking dispute that resulted in Foster being shot.

According to witnesses, Foster and two other individ

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