One man died and another recovering after being hit by gunfire during an apparent drive-by shooting in Michigan City.

Police were called just after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, to the 200 block of North Calumet Ave.

Officers arrived to find the victims, a 23-year-old and a 21-year-old male, both Michigan City residents, had been shot and were being taken to the hospital by different third parties.

Officers responding to the scene located a vehicle transporting one of the victims and assisted with escorting them to the hospital.

The preliminary investigation revealed both victims were outside a home in the 200 block of North Ridgeland Ave. when an SUV began to drive past them. A person in the SUV fired a gun at both victims multiple times.

The 23-year-old is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. The other victim, Tyree Morris-Cross, 21, suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds and was flown from Franciscan Health Michigan City Hospital to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, where he later died.

Officers and Detectives discovered there were multiple crime scenes and collected multiple pieces of evidence. Detectives continue to interview witnesses, attempt to identify a suspect(s), search for video surveillance and collect additional evidence.

The Michigan City Police Department is asking that anybody who may have witnessed this incident, has any additional information, or has video surveillance / cell phone video of this incident, to contact Detective Corporal Kay Pliske at (219) 874-3221; Extension 1086 or at kpliske@emichigancity.com.