Travis S. Clemons was 25 and a resident of Michigan City, Indiana when he was found wounded outside a residence in the 8600 west block of County Road 400 North on the evening of Thursday, October 19, 2023. Deputies responding to a reported battery initially discovered him lying motionless near a vehicle and found he had suffered a gunshot wound to his torso. He was transported to a nearby hospital and died in the early morning hours of Friday, October 20, 2023.

A 22-year-old man, Dawson W. Mahoney of Coolspring Township, was at the scene when deputies arrived and was detained for questioning. Detectives developed probable cause for an arrest, and Mahoney was charged with murder and held on a $1,000,000 cash-only bond.

Anyone with information about Travis Clemons, his movements that evening, or the events at County Road 400 North is asked to come forward.