(Michigan City, IN) - People firing guns in Michigan City are now at a higher risk of being caught, judging by arrests last night.
Police informed that the city’s new gunshot detection technology went off, indicating a gun was fired on Pleasant Avenue.
Responding officers soon located a vehicle matching the description of that linked to the gunfire, pulling it over after the driver disregarded a stop sign at the corner of North Dickson and Hobart streets.
The driver, 20-year-old Davion Washington, along with two boys ages 16 and 13, were arrested.
Washington was charged with Possession of Marijuana, while the 16-year-old boy was charged with Theft of a Firearm, Child in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Marijuana. The youngest boy was only charged with Possession of Marijuana.
Later, police went back to Pleasant Avenue and, during a search of a home, seized a loaded handgun along with additional ammunition.