Lieutenant George Yaros
Lieutenant Yaros, 57, was fatally wounded August 11, 1981 at 12:05 p.m. by
robbers leaving the Gary National Bank Branch at 3680 Broadway. He was pronounced dead at 1:20 p.m. in the St.
Mary Medical Center emergency room of gunshot wounds to the chest, stomach and side.
Police arrested three men, Rufus Averhart, 27 of 1341 Taft St.; Ralph D. Hutson, 32 of 1902 W. 5th Ave, and David
North, 30 who gave an address of 1707 Garfield St. They wouldn't say whether a fourth suspect was being sought.
North was in Methodist Hospital Northlake Campus with a gunshot wound to one of his legs. Hutson, who suffered a
wound to the left forearm and Averhart were in city jail pending arraignment. Police said they are unable to determine
whether the men were shot by Yaros or during the police chase. The men reportedly took Yaros' gun during the
shootout, police say.
A 29-year veteran of the Gary Police Department, Yaros was planning to retire in a few months.
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