SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Mishawaka Police Department, along with several other agencies, are investigating a deadly shooting at University Park Mall Saturday afternoon.
St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Assistant Commander Dave Wells told WNDU the victim is a 23-year-old man, identified as Delaney Crosby.
Dazhon A. Howard has been charged in connection with the shooting, according to WNDU. Howard, a 21-year-old from South Bend, is not in custody.
According to the court documents, investigators say Howard was with friends when he and Crosby got into an argument.
The documents describe a witness, who was with the shooter, claims the argument started after Crosby allegedly began calling them names and then asked if they wanted to “take it outside.”
The two sides continued to argue as they walked through the mall when, witnesses say, Crosby allegedly flinched at Howard, but never showed a gun. That’s when Howard, who was wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt at the time, pulled out a handgun from a black backpack, and began shooting Crosby several times with his back turned, before running away.
Surveillance images showed the shooting.