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Man in custody after firing shots at IMPD during SWAT callout Friday morning

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Posted at 7:09 AM, Aug 04, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-04 08:30:29-04

INDIANAPOLIS — A man is in custody after causing a SWAT callout and firing shots at IMPD officers on the city's northeast side overnight.

According to IMPD, officers were called to 39th Street and Downes Drive for a reported domestic disturbance around 2:30 a.m.

When they arrived, a man barricaded himself inside a home. The man then began firing shots at officers from a window in the home.

According to police, no officers returned fire.

Around 3 a.m., the SWAT situation ended as the man peacefully surrendered.

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The only noted injuries was a cut to the leg of the suspect.