A man was shot in the leg by a suspect following him in a red Mustang down County Road 7 in Elkhart County.

Police responded to the report of a man shot at the 50000 block of CR 7 in Elkhart County at 4:27 p.m. Saturday.

The 23-year-old man, identified Monday as Matthew J. Smiechowski of Elkhart, reported that he had been driving west on CR 4 in his black Dodge Charger and was being followed by a red Ford Mustang.

The driver of the Mustang reportedly shot at the Charger, so Smiechowski fled north on CR 7.

The driver of the Mustang then fired multiple rounds at the Charger, striking Smiechowski in the left leg.

The driver of the Mustang continued north on CR 7.

The victim headed south on CR 7 and called police. He was transported to Elkhart General Hospital.

Bristol police located the driver of the Mustang around 4:45 p.m. and attempted to stop the vehicle.

The Mustang fled north into Michigan and crashed with another vehicle at the intersection of South River Rd. and US 12.

The suspect was flown to Memorial Hospital in South Bend for life threatening injuries.

The other driver involved in the crash had non-life threatening injuries.

Police continue to investigate both the shooting and the crash.