UPDATE: A LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy was shot Friday morning at Franciscan Health in Michigan City. State police say it happened around 7 a.m. at the hospital on Franciscan Way.
The deputy is John Samuelson, a 12‑year veteran of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say he was helping a driver whose car had broken down. That driver, Sharod Grafton Jr. of Chicago, asked to be taken to the hospital and Samuelson agreed to drive him.
Once inside the hospital, investigators say Grafton shot the deputy three times. Grafton is now in custody.
Deputy Samuelson is in critical condition at a South Bend hospital.
ORIGINAL STORY: A police officer was shot inside the emergency room at Franciscan Health Michigan City.
The shooting happened around 7:15 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 22.
Authorities say the officer was last listed in critical but stable condition, according to Fox 32 Chicago.
Police later arrested a suspect in nearby woods.
Indiana State Police is leading the investigation and says more information will be released as it becomes available.
Hospital officials say there is no active threat to patients, staff, or the community. The emergency department remains on ambulance bypass, but walk-in patients are still being accepted through the hospital’s main entrance.
Franciscan Physician Network offices on the hospital campus are closed for now, while all other hospital services remain open as normal.
