Homicide Investigation Continues in LaPorte

Daniel G. Shoffner
Daniel G. Shoffner

Detectives from the LaPorte City Police Department are investigating an apparent homicide at a residence in the 100 block of E. McClung Road.

Police responded to the LaPorte residence Sunday at 8:20 p.m. CT where officers recovered a woman’s body.

Daniel G. Shoffner, 47, of LaPorte, was later arrested on a preliminary charge of murder and formal charges are pending. Formal charges could be filed in two days.

No other information is expected to be released in this matter until the suspect appears for his initial hearing on Friday. The incident remains under investigation.