(Michigan City, IN) - A shooting south of Michigan City Thursday evening left one man dead and another behind bars.

 

The violent incident took place at a residence in the 8600 West block of CR 400 North in Coolspring Township. According to the La Porte County Sheriff's Office, authorities were responding to a battery call and were alerted that someone may have been struck by a vehicle.

 

When they arrived a little after 8:30 p.m., authorities found 25-year-old Travis Clemons lying motionless near a vehicle with a bullet wound to his torso. He was taken to a hospital, where he died overnight.

 

22-year-old Dawson Mahoney was taken into custody at the scene. According to charging documents filed Friday in La Porte Superior Court 1, he is charged with fatally shooting Clemons. Mahoney is currently being held on a $1 million cash bond at La Porte County Jail.

 

Detectives are still investigating the incident. Anyone with additional information, especially cell phone or surveillance video, is encouraged to contact Captain Andrew Hynek at 219-326-7700, ext. 2401, or by email at ahynek@lcso.in.gov.