At least six people have died following storms that swept through Indiana over the past several days, according to state officials.
At a news conference earlier Saturday, officials confirmed a total of five deaths, and the state Department of Homeland Security later confirmed the death of a six person since the storm system began lashing the state Aug. 11.
Those killed include a 4-year-old boy, in Jennings County, Indiana, in the southeastern part of the state, who was killed when a tree toppled on his home in on Tuesday amid an outbreak of severe weather.
In addition, a 19-year-old man and 58-year-old woman in
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