THE GOSHEN NEWS
GOSHEN —
A man accused of firing a gun at Ashton Pines in Goshen is in jail this morning.
According to Goshen police, Joshua Platz, 21, 2655 Ashton Pines, Apt. 12P, was arrested at his apartment after he allegedly fired a gun in the 2600 block of Ashton Pines Drive at about 10:40 p.m.
On Wednesday, Goshen officers were investigating a possible intoxicated driver at Ashton Pines apartment complex, located behind Meijer on the west side of the city.
Officers said they found Platz inside his apartment. Several minutes after leaving Platz’s apartment, officers heard several gunshots coming from the area they had just left.
According to police, they made attempts to contact Platz and another person inside the apartment but got no response. The Goshen officers said they feared for the safety of the occupants in the apartment and called in the Emergency Response Team. ERT officers entered the apartment where they found the two residents sleeping inside a closet. Officers reported a handgun was found at the scene.
Both residents were taken to the Goshen Police Department to be interviewed. Platz was arrested on a charge of criminal recklessness with a firearm and taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
