SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WISH) — La Porte County Deputy Jon Samuelson was in critical but stable condition after undergoing about eight hours of surgery following a shooting Friday at a Michigan City hospital in northern Indiana, the sheriff said in a social media post on Saturday.

Samuelson was shot Friday morning at Franciscan Health Michigan City following an altercation with Sharod Grafton Jr., 22 of Chicago.

Indiana State Police said Saturday afternoon that Grafton has been preliminarily charged with attempted murder, battery against a public official, and auto theft. The La Porte County prosecutor will make a final determination on whether to file charges, state police said. Grafton on Friday was...