Joseph Prior Jr., 32, was shot and killed on the evening of July 25, 2018, on the 100 block of North Woodland Avenue in Michigan City, Indiana. First responders found Prior with a gunshot wound and he was taken to Franciscan Health Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Michigan City Police detectives from the Investigative Division led a homicide inquiry, with patrol officers securing the scene, interviewing witnesses, and collecting forensic evidence. Investigators identified a suspect within hours of the shooting. By the afternoon of July 26, police arrested Jae’Vianna Aldridge on probable cause for murder and the person was held at the LaPorte County Jail pending a probable cause hearing in LaPorte County Superior Court.

Anyone with information about Joseph Prior or the events on North Woodland Avenue that evening is asked to come forward.