A suspect has been arrested in a weekend shooting at Lucky Bar in La Porte.
Continue readingMan Shot at LaPorte Bar Saturday Morning, According to City Police
LaPorte City Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting early Saturday morning. Officers say a man was shot at Lucky Bar at 1004 Lincolnway, according to a City of LaPorte press release. He was taken to IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he remains in stable condition.
Continue readingSuspect Reportedly Shot in Thanksgiving Day Shootout with LaPorte County Police
A suspect was reportedly shot by LaPorte County Police Thursday. Indiana State Police say the Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 7000 block of County Road 500 West, at around 5:15 p.m. When they got there, officers say they were immediately met by gunfire, and a police vehicle was struck. Officers reportedly shot back, hitting the suspect.
Continue readingLaPorte City Police Respond to Two Shootings Sunday
LaPorte City Police are investigating, after two shootings were reported on Sunday. Two people were reportedly taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds, after officers were called to a disturbance at around 3:00 a.m. in a parking lot across the street from Mickey’s Bar & Grill, according to a statement from the Mayor’s Office.
Continue readingWanatah Man Killed in LaPorte County Shooting, According to Sheriff’s Office
A Wanatah man is dead, after a shooting in rural LaPorte County Monday night. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say they were called to a home in the 8200 block of West County Road 1500 South at about 8:15.
Continue readingUpdated Crisis Plan Presented to Oregon-Davis School School Board
School security continues to be addressed by local school officials, following last week’s school shooting in Florida. Oregon-Davis Superintendent Dr. Don Harman says the school corporation has been working on updating its crisis plan. “We’re looking at all different types of scenarios with crisis, whether that be a fire drill or tornado drill, or obviously intruder drill,” he explains. “But we’re also looking at death of a family member, death of a staff member, suicide.”
Three Farm Animals Apparently Shot Near Hudson Lake
LaPorte County Police are investigating the apparent shootings of two horses and possibly a cow last week. A sheriff’s deputy was called to the 7300 block of East Emery Road in Hudson Lake, after a resident noticed that two horses on his property appeared to have sustained bullet wounds, one in its front right leg, the other in its front left leg.
Police, Coroner Investigate Stabbing, Shooting Incident in Medaryville
One man is dead after an incident at a residence in Medaryville on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers arrived at a home in the 200 block of S. Waldron in Medaryville at 12:41 p.m. after receiving a report about a stabbing and shooting there. Pulaski County Coroner John Behny says the cause and manner of death are under investigation at this time pending an autopsy and toxicology results.
Fatal Starke County Shooting Victim Identified
Starke County Police say two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Knox man Friday evening. Continue reading
Suspect Apprehended in Monday LaPorte Shooting
A South Bend man has been arrested by authorities following an investigation into the shooting of a LaPorte woman.
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New Information Emerges in North Judson Police Shooting
The North Judson man shot by police responding to a call at his residence is in stable condition at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. That’s where 29-year-old Richard Joseph Benwell was airlifted early Tuesday afternoon with what was described as a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin says sheriff’s deputies and North Judson Police were notified by dispatchers of a man hitting his fiancée’s car with a sledgehammer in the 5000 block of 800 South. That’s southwest of North Judson.
Plymouth Man Shot By Police Facing Attempted Murder Charge
The Plymouth man shot by police in December is now facing a few felony charges.
34-year-old Lane Dodson was shot by police in the parking lot of the K-Mart in Plymouth on December 29th. That’s after a state trooper began questioning him about an earlier battery call they suspected he was involved with.
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Police Investigate Shooting in LaPorte
Officers from the LaPorte City Police Department are looking for more information in a shooting early this morning at Ellian’s Pub/Avenue Bar in the 600 block of Michigan Avenue.
Witnesses told police that an African American man confronted another African American man which escalated into gunfire. The victim was shot once and the suspect fled the establishment in an unknown vehicle.
Toddler Shot and Killed Inside Michigan City Home
Authorities in LaPorte County are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy. It happened inside a mobile home at Terrace Acres on U.S. 20, according to “The Times of Northwest Indiana.” Several people have been questioned, according to the newspaper, but no arrests have been made. One of the youngster’s female relatives reportedly told the newspaper the shooting was “a really bad, tragic accident.”
Shooting Victim Faces Criminal Charges in Fulton County
Authorities in Fulton County say the armed man shot by a Kewanna homeowner when he broke into a Toner Street residence early Monday will face criminal charges when he’s released from the hospital. Michael Righter, 41, was reportedly there to shoot his soon-to-be ex-wife, Rebecca. Instead, her boyfriend, Camron Vawter, shot Righter before he could get to the bedroom where she was sleeping. Righter remains in critical condition at South Bend Memorial Hospital. Authorities say this is the latest in a series of incidents involving Righter and his soon-to-be-ex-wife.
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Kewanna Homeowner Shoots Armed Intruder
A man police say was armed when he broke into a Kewanna home early this morning is in critical condition at Memorial Hospital in South Bend after being shot by the homeowner. The victim is identified as 41-year-old Michael Righter of Kewanna. Occupants of the home in the 300 block of Toner Street reportedly heard glass breaking just after midnight. The male homeowner got his gun, went to investigate, shot and disarmed the man and called the police, according to authorities. A woman inside the house told the police she and Righter are going through a divorce. The incident remains under investigation.
LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department Investigates Shooting
A LaPorte County woman was injured and her ex-husband was later found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department officers were called to a residence in Coolspring Township on Monday on a call that shots were fired. A 41-year-old female was found at the scene with a soft tissue injury to her back and side. The victim had been shot at while inside the home. The suspect reportedly fired at her and barely missed her. Police believe that the victim was injured by glass fragments and window fragments caused by the bullet that went through the window.
Shooting on I-80 Causes Crash
Indiana State Police Troopers Gary Runde and Marcus Gholson thought they were responding to a single vehicle roll-over crash on I-80, this morning, due to weather conditions. What they found was a crash that was a result of a gunshot wound.
Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 3:43 am, this morning, Saturday, January 28th, a 1985 Buick LaSabre was south on Cline Avenue near Michigan/5th Avenue when the thirty-one year old, male black, driver from East Chicago and his twenty-four year old, female passenger noticed a slow moving red or maroon Dodge Durango in the left lane. The passenger stated that they noticed both the front and passenger windows were down on the passenger side as they neared and thought that was unusual. She related that the Durango slowed down to where it was barely moving when the driver decided to pass it. They (LaSabre) exited off onto I-80 eastbound and were in the right lane when she noticed the Durango pull alongside them on the driver’s side. She stated she heard one gunshot and they lost control.
The LaSabre driver veered to the right, hit the concrete barrier wall off the outer shoulder, rolled the Buick onto its top, and hit the wall again. Both the driver and passenger were able to exit the vehicle and take refuge inside another vehicle that had stopped to see if they were alright (this person did not witness the shooting or crash).
The driver was taken to NorthLake Methodist Hospital in Gary where it was confirmed that he suffered a single gunshot wound to his left temple. He is unconscious at this time and is being transferred to another hospital. The passenger was also taken to NorthLake where she was treated and released. Name is being withheld as family has NOT been notified.
This is an on-going investigation and anyone with any information is asked to please call investigating Detective Jennifer Richmond at 219-696-6242 Lowell Post.
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