(Michigan City, IN) - A Michigan City Police officer found himself face to face with a man constantly pulling the trigger of a handgun pointed at him.

 

This happened after the gunman had already fired shots at officers.

 

Those are the latest details to emerge in the criminal allegations leveled against Joshua Mohamed, 46, of Michigan City.

 

Mohamed is charged with Level 1 Felony Attempted Murder, Level 5 Felony Criminal Recklessness and Class A Misdemeanor Pointing a Firearm stemming from the February 17th incident at the suspect’s home.

 

According to court documents, Mohamed, who has a history of threatening suicide, called 911 asking for help.

 

Officers Michael Petrie and Scott Paull receiving no answer after knocking on the door forced their way inside the residence at 1504 Barker Ave.  They heard Mohamed from a bedroom saying “help me” and claiming someone was trying to shoot and kill him, according to court documents.

 

Police said it took longer than usual to reach Mohamed because of numerous items stacked and scattered everywhere in a “hoarder-like manner.”

 

Attempts were being made to talk Mohamed into coming out from underneath a bed when a gunshot was fired.  The round flew to the right of the officers, who left the bedroom but kept trying to speak to Mohamed from behind the corner of a wall, court documents revealed.

 

Police said three to four more gunshots were fired from underneath the bed. Officers left the residence and evacuated surrounding homes as a safety precaution.

 

According to court documents, members of the SWAT team were dispatched and using a shield went inside the residence.  They moved items out of their way to clear a path to the bedroom.

 

Officer Mark Raymond was looking underneath the bed when he spotted Mohamed constantly pulling the trigger of a gun pointed at him.

 

The semi-automatic weapon was no longer loaded, police said.   Officer Raymond grabbed the gun and put Mohamed in handcuffs.

 

Mohamed was transported to Franciscan Health and Thursday was transported to the La Porte County Jail where he was being held on $100,000 bond.