(Michigan City, IN) - Police in Michigan City are investigating a Thursday night shooting that wounded one person.
At around 9:30 p.m. officers responded to a residence in the 700 block of East 10th Street in response to gunshots fired in the area. Multiple people had fled the area on foot and in vehicles before they arrived, police said.
While officers at the scene spoke with witnesses and processed evidence, a person with a gunshot wound to the leg turned up at the Michigan City Police Department. The person’s car had been shot numerous times, according to police. The victim was transported to Franciscan Hospital for treatment of the non-life-threatening wound.
As the investigation is ongoing, no further information has been released. The Michigan City Police Department is asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident, has any additional information, or has video surveillance / cell phone video of this incident, to contact Sergeant Melissa Sopher at (219) 874-3221 Ext. 1049, email msopher@emichigancity.com.
The public can also contact the department via Facebook Messenger, through their crime tip hotline number of 219-873-1488, or through 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 La Porte County Prosecutor’s Office. You can always request to remain anonymous.
