(Michigan City, IN) - The latest in crime fighting technology helped in the arrest of a Michigan City man for allegedly doing target shooting with a handgun in his densely populated residential neighborhood.  Kyle Czizek, 29, is charged with level 6 felony criminal recklessness.

 

According to court documents, officers responded to a report of shots fired on Sunday night and confirmed the location with technology that alerts law enforcement to the sound of gunfire and where it was detected.  Officers with their flashlights on spotted Czizek emerging from some tall weeds with his dog in the 200 block of East Barker Avenue.

 

Before police arrived, the investigation revealed Czizek, who had his dog on a leash, allegedly point his gun at a tree stump about 10 feet away and fired twice.  Police said there was no back stop behind the tree stump, which was just 30 feet away from the rear of some houses on Fulton Street.

 

Apparently, the gun shot detecting technology was especially helpful in this case because a number of people who came out of their homes were related to Czizek and all denied hearing gunfire, according to court documents.

 

Czizek could face anywhere from a six month to 30 month sentence.