(La Porte, IN) - Two people were shot in La Porte over the weekend.  Authorities said officers, about 3 a.m. Sunday, were called to a disturbance in a parking lot across from Mickey’s Bar & Grill on Tipton St.  Both gunshot victims were taken to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.  Police Chief, Paul Brettin, said no arrests have been made yet.

Then, about 1 p.m. Sunday, two houses were hit by rounds fired from a moving vehicle in the 200 block of Jefferson Ave.  Brettin said nobody was hurt in that incident which remains under investigation.  He said it is not known at this time if the gunfire related incidents were connected.

Mayor Tom Dermody said the city will be cracking down on violence in response to the incidents.  “We are outraged by the senseless shootings that occurred this Sunday.  Violence of any kind will not be tolerated in our city and our police department will not rest until the perpetrators are caught and charged to the fullest extent of the law,” he said.