(Michigan City, IN) - The Flock camera system is credited with the arrest of a Michigan City murder suspect.
Quashawn Jenkins, 25, of Michigan City is charged in LaPorte Superior Court 1 with murder, felony murder and Level 2 felony robbery.
According to police, Jenkins was taken into custody Sunday after receiving a tip that he was in a moving red Ford Fusion automobile in the 4300 block of Franklin St.
Police using the Flock camera system to track the whereabouts of the car arrested Jenkins after the vehicle was located within 30 minutes.
Jordan Rose, 20, also of Michigan City died from a gunshot wound to the chest delivered on July 12 outside the BP gas station at 1302 E. Michigan Boulevard.
According to court documents, both men were among an estimated 400 people earlier that night forced by police out of Pullman Park along U.S 12 due to complaints about disruptive behavior and some of them having guns.
A short time later, many of the people moved to the area of Holliday and Grace streets where responding officers had water bottles and fireworks thrown at them and their vehicles.
Several individuals were also blocking traffic and refusing to move out of the roadway.
A number of arrests were made before police responded to the gas station about 1:30 a.m. in response to the shooting.
According to court documents, the crowd about half of its original size had been there for over an hour before Jenkins punched Jordan.
After Jordan fell to the ground, Jenkins took the victim’s gun and shot him with it, police said. Jordan was taken by ambulance but died at the hospital about one hour later.
Jenkins, who was taken into custody on Sunday, was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $1 million bond.
During his initial court hearing on Tuesday, a hearing was scheduled August 8 for the judge to decide the defendant’s request for a lower bond.
Jenkins was also given a December 1 trial date.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting and with information or surveillance video of the incident to contact Detective Corporal Kay Pliske at (219) 874-3221 ext. 1086 or kpliske@emichigancity.com.
