MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A juvenile is in police custody as an investigation into a double homicide in northwestern Indiana continues.

According to a release from the Michigan City Police Department , around 1:11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19, La Porte County sheriffs deputies were called to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Johnson Road and County Road West 300 North .

When deputies arrived on scene, they learned a juvenile had been involved in the crash and that the same juvenile was a suspect in a double homicide in the 100 block of Schofield Court in Michigan City.

After alerting Michigan City police, officers conducted a welfare check at the Schofield Court residence and found two dead adults inside.

Police say the juvenile was detained and that criminal charges are currently pending.

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