SEYMOUR — Indiana State Police arrested 18-year-old Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo of Seymour on two counts of attempted murder following a shooting inside the Jackson County Public Library Wednesday afternoon.
The Seymour Police Department reported receiving a 911 call about an active shooter at approximately noon and responded swiftly to the scene.
ISP said Cuevas-Bravo came in the front entrance of the library and immediately fired one shot from a long gun towards two employees working nearby, causing one employee to sustain non-life threatening injuries.
Cuevas-Bravo made his way to the second floor where he placed the gun on the floor.
A library patron tackled him and held him there for law enforcement officers, according to police.
Officers quickly apprehended the suspected shooter, with support from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, and Indiana Excise Police.
ISP later confirmed to WRTV that the injured individual sustained minor injuries from flying glass resulting from the gunfire. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported.
Police said they learned Cuevas-Bravo went to Seymour High School earlier in the morning to initially target a Seymour Police Department School Resource Officer.
Cuevas-Bravo never entered the school or made contact with the officer before he eventually left and went to the library, according to ISP.
Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo was arrested and is facing multiple preliminary charges, including attempted murder, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and intimidation.
An initial hearing will soon take place in the Jackson County Circuit Court.
