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Gunshot Technology Leads to Arrests

(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.

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