(La Porte, IN) - Two people have been charged in connection with the firing of a gun during a fight at a La Porte funeral home.

 

 

 

Alfredo Villano, 43, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with level 6 felony criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.

 

Jaszmin Morris, 39, is charged with La Porte Superior Court 3 with Class A misdemeanor battery.

 

According to court documents, police were dispatched after 10 a.m. Friday to Frank Keisei Funeral Home Essling Chapel at 1117 Indiana Ave.

 

A large number of people were there to pay their respects to a loved one when things quickly spiraled out of control. 

 

According to court documents, three women involved in the fighting were feuding on Facebook for several days.

 

Video surveillance from the funeral home shows Morris walking up to a large crowd and begin swinging her fists at the entrance to the building, according to court documents.  She then allegedly struck a woman in the face.

 

The victim bleeding heavily from the nose and mouth told police Morris then another woman kept hitting her in the face and head area.  A few people trying to break up the fight landed some blows while others who rushed over engaged in shoving and yelling, police said.

 

At one point, Villano in the funeral home parking lot pointed a gun in the air and fired one shot to try and break up the altercation, court documents revealed.

 

The large crowd began thinning out but were still engaged in a lot of yelling and finger pointing as police officers from multiple agencies started to arrive.

 

Morris of Michigan City and Villano of La Porte have since posted bond.