No charges against Gary cop who shot and killed man in 2019 By FOX 32 Digital Staff Published Gary officer who shot 82-year-old man won't be charged, prosecutors declared Thursday, prosecutors announced that the Gary officer who shot 82-year-old Melvin Bouler in 2019 wouldn't be charged. GARY, Ind - The Gary police officer who shot and killed an 82-year-old man in November of 2019 will not be charged. Prosecutors said Thursday that a grand jury did not come back with an indictment of murder or reckless homicide charges over Melvin Bouler's death. In November 2019, Gary police responded to reports of an armed man in the 2400 block of Roosevelt Street.