JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. — The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit has positively identified a shooting victim from an incident that took place early this morning at Bleachers bar in Mishawaka as 28-year-old Avery Christopher Brown.

His family has been notified. The most recent address on Brown’s driver’s license is in Niles.

Many have taken to social media outlets like Facebook to share condolences for the Buchanan native, describing him as “silly” and “a cut above.” Avery is a 2008 graduate of Buchanan High School.

The investigation remains active and ongoing, but it appears that an altercation proceeding the shooting.

An autopsy is in the process of being scheduled. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit at (574) 235-5009.