(La Porte, IN) - The investigation into the firing of gunshots in a usually quiet La Porte neighborhood has, for now, reached a dead end.

 

Police are now turning to the public to try and generate leads in the case.

 

On February 24th, five shots from a moving vehicle were fired close to midnight in the area of Toronado Drive and Mustang Drive

 

A home surveillance system captured video of a car with its headlights on and the sound of gunshots.  Since it was dark, a complete description of the vehicle along with a license plate number were not able to be obtained.

 

La Porte Police Sgt. Detective Matthew Drangmeister said there were other home surveillance systems in the neighborhood but none of them captured what transpired. He said the vehicle was too far away to active the motion sensors on those cameras. 

 

Drangmeister said shell casings were recovered, but there was no damage to homes or any other property.

 

A motive for the gun fire is not known but investigators are thinking it might be horseplay judging from a report of shots fired one hour later in the area of Andrew Avenue

 

Anyone with possible information is asked to contact Drangmeister at (219) 362-9446 ext. 209.

 

“Looking for the community’s help. If they know anything, give us a call.  We’ll look into anything they might know,” he said.