Shots fired at gas station; suspects flee in SUV, Elkhart IN

Weapons

Reported: 10/23/2025 06:39 PM

Elkhart, IN

Shots were fired at a Marathon gas station near Johnson and Baldwin. Two suspects, both white males, were seen wearing a ski mask and driving a silver SUV. They fled northbound on Johnson after the incident.

Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Johnson and Baldwin first sounds of 63. 59 advice. Someone just went inside the Marathon gas station in 63 to read. 59 is not at the gas station. Currently, he's down the street.

00:08

Johnson involves an unknown.

00:10

Any injury is one call so far.

00:12

Thompson.

00:13

535 station.

00:15

Okay, see what I'm going to be around?

00:18

No.

00:23

Cisbet, 848, 104.

00:29

848 dispatch on 104. So far.

00:37

Units in route, 159 advises. Silver SUV pulled up to the gas station, 2 miles, walked into their, heard one shot, Signal 53[1],

00:45

then they left trying to get a direction of travel.

00:49

Suspects left northbound on Johnson, Silver SUV, I'm probably times 2 miles.

00:58

One male wearing a ski mask.

01:01

Both were white males.

01:06

Black Schemask.

01:11

The KXing the Packersack now.

01:19

Mr. Chairman Hill, I'll also put out for the information for County.

01:24

Clear.

01:27

Check a block now.

01:31

468, 1723.

01:34

Cigna 1 for Johnson involved in Pagascar. Cigna 1-1.

01:38

Cigna 1-1.

01:41

4-7.4-7.

01:46

No answer at the business.

01:53

Sirius, my hand, slow down.

01:55

You're struts in Packet, slow it down.

02:02

Other Air Force, they're cancel 911.

02:04

Lain, it's cancel, signal, signal, signal, one on, cancel one.

02:13

There's nothing happening, everything is simple.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Signal 53: Auto theft (stolen vehicle)

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