A Coolspring Township man has been charged with killing a man from Michigan City.

LaPorte County Sheriff’s deputies were sent, around 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, to the 8600 block of County Road 400 North on the report of a battery. While en route, deputies were advised a subject had possibly been struck by a vehicle.

On scene, officers located the victim, Travis S. Clemons, 25, of Michigan City, lying motionless near a vehicle. While personnel were rendering aid to Clemons, they discovered a gunshot wound to his torso. Emergency medical personnel arrived and rushed Clemons to the hospital where he later died.

The suspect, Dawson Mahoney, 22, was detained and taken to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office.

Mahoney remains housed in the LaPorte County Jail and is being held on a $1,000,000.00 cash-only bond.

If anybody witnessed the incident, has additional information, and/or has cell phone video, you are encouraged to contact LaPorte County Sheriff’s Captain Hynek at 219-326-7700, ext. 2401 or by email at ahynek@lcso.in.gov.