(Michigan City, IN) - One teenager is dead and two others are in jail following an incident in Michigan City early Saturday morning.
According to Michigan City Police, a patrol officer heard multiple gunshots in the Eastport neighborhood around midnight. The city’s Flock Safety Raven gunshot detection system pinpointed the shots to the 400 block of Walker Street.
Upon arrival, officers found three vehicles involved in a crash. 18-year-old Mykel Trice of Michigan City was found dead and pinned underneath a vehicle that had overturned. 19-year-old Jordan Glancy of La Porte, who was determined to be the driver of one of the vehicles, was taken into custody while police investigated.
Moments later police were called to Franciscan Health Michigan City for a patient with a gunshot wound. Investigators encountered 18-year-old Jermaine Carter Jr. of Michigan City, who was being treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the right leg. After his release from the hospital, Carter Jr. was detained.
Police have not released any further details on what transpired. According to a statement issued by MCPD:
“Numerous articles of evidence were collected, and multiple witnesses were interviewed during this investigation. Investigators from the Investigative and Traffic Divisions continue to interview witnesses, search for video surveillance in the area and collect additional evidence.”
Glancy has been charged with Dealing a Schedule I Controlled Substance (Level 2 Felony) and Dealing Marijuana (A-Misdemeanor). He was issued a $50,005 cash bond.
Carter Jr. has been charged with Attempted Murder (Level 1 Felony), Attempted Robbery With a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 Felony), Criminal Recklessness (Level 6 Felony) and Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun (A-Misdemeanor). He was issued a $100,005 cash bond.
Both men have a hearing scheduled for November 28th at 8:30 a.m. in La Porte County Superior Court 1.
The Michigan City Police Department would ask anyone who may have witnessed this incident, has any additional information, or has video surveillance/cell phone video of this incident, to contact Detective Sergeant Lendell Hood at (219) 874-3221 (ext. 1074) or via email at lhood@emichigancity.com.
The public can also use Facebook Messenger, the crime tip hotline number of 219-873-1488, or the WeTip Hotline for General Crime (800) 78-CRIME and possibly receive a reward upon an arrest and conviction. All WeTip call information is sent directly to the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office, and anyone providing information can remain anonymous.
