Mishawaka corrections officer, Army veteran killed in drive-by shooting

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WISH) — Police say a corrections officer was fatally shot at a home on Sunday night.

Mishawaka police were called to 1911 Milburn Boulevard in response to a shooting inside a residence.

When police arrived, 28-year-old Rhema Harris was found with a gunshot wound to her chest, according to a press release.

According to the St. Joseph County Police Department, the shooting was a drive-by.

Harris was a correctional officer at St. Joseph County Police Department in South Bend. She had been with the department for just under a year and was an Army veteran.

“She received a national defense service award, global war on terrorism service medal and an Army service ribbon, before being honorably discharged in 2016,” the St. Joseph County Police Department posted on Facebook.

She was transported to a local hospital where she died of her injury.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Mishawaka Police Department at 547-258-1684.