INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD said a suspect fired shots at officers who were responding to the scene of a shooting on the south side of Indianapolis on Wednesday night.
According to William Young, public information officer for IMPD, officers were dispatched to the scene of a person shot in the 200 block of Sumner Avenue just before 8 p.m.
Officers at the scene found a man, believed to have been shot by the suspect, outside the home with a graze wound to his neck. As officers were rendering aid, shots were fired at the officers from an upstairs window of a nearby home. Officers returned fire and hit the alleged suspect.
Police later learned that a child was possibly in the home and in danger. Officers entered the home to look for the child and locate the suspect. Two adults and two children were safely escorted from the home, police said.
The suspect was located upstairs and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
The man with the graze would was reported to be in stable condition.
No officers were harmed.
Officers recovered a firearm at the scene.
The officer who discharged his firearm was equipped with a body-worn camera, which was activated.
The Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency responded to collect potential forensic evidence.
The IMPD Critical Incident Response Team is leading the criminal investigation. A separate administrative investigation is being conducted by IMPD Internal Affairs. As standard procedure in officer-involved shooting incidents, the involved officer has been placed on administrative leave.
Following the criminal investigation, the civilian-majority Use of Force Review Board will hold a mandatory hearing regarding the attempted use of deadly force.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Brian Lambert at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475, or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous.
