ELKHART -- Police continue to investigate the nature of the fight between neighbors, which left a 60-year-old victim in critical condition.

Police found Angel L. Torres around 11:40 p.m. laying in a pool of blood outside of his home in the 1200 block of West Indiana Avenue.

The pool of blood was washed away by a business owner, hours after the two neighbors had a fight on the second floor. People who live in the apartment complex say the two men are friends.

"When they drink they argue," Jose Cedeno said. "But other than that, they got along."

The relationship between the two men puzzles Elkhart police officers. Lieutenant Ed Windbigler said, "Witnesses say they were bickering one minute then getting along the next."

Neighbors a few doors down from the complex say they would hear screams and arguing on a daily basis. Thursday night was no exception.

One woman told WSBT News, "I had my window down to get a breeze and all I could hear was fighting and carrying on."

Lt. Windbigler said the two men may have been struggling over a bat.

"There's no indication it was used as a weapon," he said.

When rescue workers arrived they discovered Torres, at the foot of the stairs ,bleeding and unresponsive. Rushed to Elkhart General Hospital, Torres suffered from brain hemorrhaging, a collapsed lung, broken jaw and broken ribs.

Lt. Windbigler said the homicide unit was called out because of the severity of the victim's injuries. "He was not breathing on his own," he said. "We thought he would die any minute."

Torres' neighbor tells WSBT, "This shouldn't have happened."

Elkhart police continue to investigate. They are hoping to answer whether or not Torres' injuries were accidental or intentional. Lt. Windbigler said the department would wait for the facts before any arrests or changes are filed.

"You have to be careful and not accuse someone falsely or jump to that conclusion," said Windbigler. "You have to have the facts in order."

Windbigler said the circumstances makes the department's job and the investigation very difficult. "They're the ones that have to make that decision to put this guy in jail on a serious charge," he said. "Or discover that possibly the victim started it."

Windbigler added if witness accounts and the victim's injuries indicate this was intentional, the neighbor could face battery charges. If Torres dies from his injuries, police say, the man could face murder charges.