Man Shot Outside Rural North Webster Home

Someone shot a rural North Webster man outside his home this afternoon. According to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, John L. Miller was exiting his mobile home in the Backwater Lake area at about 2:10 p.m. when a man approached him. The suspect asked Miller if he was John and Miller responded that he was. The suspect then apparently fired one shot from a small handgun. The bullet struck Miller in his chest. Miller told police that the suspect then fled on foot as Miller staggered to a neighbor’s residence for help. E-M-S took Miller to a nearby landing zone where a helicopter picked him up and flew him to a Fort Wayne hospital. Officers canvassed the area on foot and in squad cars but were not able to locate the suspect. The suspect was described as a white man, 5’5” to 5’6” tall, with dark hair and wearing a green shirt and blue jeans. Call the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department if you have any information that would help them locate the suspect.