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Charges Filed in Shooting

(Michigan City, IN) - Attempted murder is among the charges filed against a suspect in a gas station shooting in Michigan City.

 

Malcolm Walker, 39, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with Level 1 felony attempted murder, Level 3 felony aggravated battery and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a Level 4 felony.

 

The charges were leveled after Judge Jamie Oss following her review of the case decided the evidence was enough for Walker to answer to the allegations.

 

Walker of Elkhart was ordered held in the La Porte County Jail on $100,000 cash only bond to wait for the outcome of the case.

 

Police said the 40 year old victim was shot multiple times in the left leg Sunday at the BP gas station at 1302 E. Michigan Boulevard.

 

Police said video surveillance shows the suspect leaving the crime scene in a vehicle located with help from license plate reading cameras at a residence in the 500 block of Tremont St.

 

A search of the home provided “numerous articles” of additional evidence linked to the investigation, police said.

 

Further details were not provided due to the ongoing investigation.

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