A suspect was shot and killed during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Decatur County, near Greensburg, according to Indiana State Police.
Around 2:30 p.m., two Decatur County Sheriff's deputies spotted a vehicle they believed was involved in a criminal incident in Ripley County. A Greensburg Police officer responded to assist. Police believed the suspect in the Ripley County incident was in the vehicle and was also wanted on an unrelated active arrest warrant.
The officers pulled the vehicle over on County Road 400 East, just north of County Road 300 North, near Greensburg. The vehicle was occupied by two men and a woman. The officers began a high-risk traffic stop, calling each occupant out of the vehicle one by one.
The passenger, identified as the suspect, Travis Manlief, 39, of Greensburg, got out of the vehicle armed with a handgun and pointed it toward the officers. The three law enforcement officers fired at the man, who dropped to the ground.
Officers at the scene began to render aid, but Manlief was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. No officers or bystanders were injured in the incident.
According to Indiana State Police, the officers involved were equipped with body-worn cameras and in-car cameras that were activated during the incident.
The investigation is ongoing.
