Aaron Ray Luncsford was 39 when he was found with a severe head injury in the 1100 block of Buffalo Street on the evening of July 13, 2021. First responders arrived about 9:15 p.m.; he was taken to Franciscan Health Michigan City and later pronounced dead. Authorities determined Luncsford was the victim of a shooting.

About fifteen minutes after Luncsford was found, a second shooting was reported in the 100 block of W. Homer Street where a 43-year-old man was shot in the neck and taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Because of the close timing and locations, investigators treated the two incidents as connected.

Within an hour of the second shooting, officers identified and arrested 37-year-old Joshua Cornelison of Michigan City. The La Porte County Prosecutor’s Office charged Cornelison with murder, attempted murder, theft, and criminal mischief; he was held without bond. Luncsford is remembered as a devoted father of two with a passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles.

If anyone knew Aaron, his routines, or saw activity in the Buffalo Street or W. Homer Street areas that night, please share what might help the ongoing case.