(Michigan City, IN) - Three people from Gary have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Michigan City.

 

The trouble started around 11:00 a.m. Wednesday as shots rang out at Canterbury House Apartments across from Michigan City High School.

 

According to police, a 21-year-old Merrillville man was shot and fled the scene. He was later found at a local business in Evergreen Plaza on U.S. 20 and taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening wound.

 

About an hour later, police located the alleged shooter, 17-year-old Juan Montgomery, in a car with two others. The driver, another 17-year-old, was charged with Assisting a Criminal and Possession of Marijuana. 21-year-old Kyvonn Woods was arrested for a previous warrant and for driving without a license.

 

Montgomery has been charged with Aggravated Battery, Battery with a Deadly Weapon, and Dangerous Possession of a Firearm. He was immediately waived to adult court due to the severity of the charges.