Indiana Deputy Shot In Hospital ER After Aiding Stranded Motorist
Deputy Jon Samuelson was shot three times inside Franciscan Hospital's emergency department in Michigan City, Indiana on Friday, May 22, 2026.[1]
Samuelson was airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital in critical condition after the shooting.[1] Authorities arrested the suspect, identified as Sharod Grafton Jr., in nearby woods; he is being held and faces charges that are pending.[1] Franciscan Hospital put its emergency department on ambulance bypass, rerouted walk-in patients, and temporarily closed on-site medical offices.[1]
At about 6:45 a.m. Central, Samuelson stopped to help a stranded motorist on State Road 2 and drove the man to the hospital.[1] The motorist was later identified as Sharod Grafton Jr., and after learning Grafton might be linked to an earlier crime, Samuelson confronted him in the ER, where Grafton allegedly produced a gun and shot him.[1]
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- On Friday, May 22, 2026, Deputy Jon Samuelson was shot three times inside Franciscan Hospital's ER in Michigan City, Indiana.
- Samuelson had earlier stopped around 6:45 a.m. Central to help stranded motorist Sharod Grafton Jr. on State Road 2 and drove him to the hospital.
- After learning Grafton might be linked to an earlier crime, Samuelson confronted him in the ER, where Grafton allegedly produced a gun and shot him.
- Samuelson was airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital in critical condition, while Grafton was arrested in nearby woods and is being held with charges pending.
- Franciscan Hospital's emergency department went on ambulance bypass, with walk-in patients rerouted and on-site medical offices temporarily closed.
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