(La Porte County, IN) - Another local restaurant will raise money for a La Porte County Police officer recovering from a shooting last month.

 

Hacienda in Long Beach on June 23 will give a percentage of the proceeds from each order to officer Jon Samuelson and his wife, Quinn.

 

“Feel free to go to Hacienda and let them know you’re there for the give back day,” said La Porte County Sheriff Ron Heeg.

 

Culver’s in La Porte had a give back day for the officer last week and drew enough customers for police to have to go out and direct traffic because of vehicles backed up on Pine Lake Ave. waiting to turn into the restaurant.  

 

“It was amazing to see.  It warms my heart to see that,” he said.

 

Police said the 33 year old Samuelson was shot three times by 22-year old Sharod Grafton, Jr., who drove here in a vehicle he allegedly took from his mother in Chicago at gunpoint.  Samuelson stopped to assist Grafton, who he thought was a stranded motorist who asked to be taken to a hospital.

 

Police said Samuelson gave him a ride to Franciscan Health and left but soon returned when informed Grafton was a suspect in a crime.  The shooting happened during a scuffle between the two men.

 

Grafton is being held on a charge of attempted murder and one other count.

 

Samuelson is now undergoing therapy at a rehabilitation center in Chicago in what looks to be a long recovery.