Indianapolis police shoot and kill wanted man during gunfight

Indiana police shot at by man in Motel 6 bed

A Madison County Sheriff’s Department were attempting to serve felony warrants when they were shot at by one of the suspect who was in bed at a Motel 6 in Anderson, Indiana. (Madison County Sheriff’s Dept./BODY CAMS+ /TMX)

A 48-year-old man suspected of multiple felonies was fatally shot by Indianapolis police during a gunfight on Thursday evening.
The man died after being taken to a hospital, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The shooting occurred just before 5:30 p.m. when officers stopped the man, who had gotten into a vehicle on the city’s east side.

Indianapolis police shot and fatally wounded a man suspected of multiple felonies during a gunfight Thursday evening, the department said.

The 48-year-old man died after being taken to a hospital, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release. His name wasn’t immediately released.

He was shot just before 5:30 p.m. after officers saw him get into a vehicle that they stopped on the city’s east side, the release said. Within seconds, the man got out of the vehicle with a handgun and shot at officers, who returned fire and hit the man, it said.

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The man was wanted on a warrant for possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, criminal recklessness, pointing a firearm and invasion of privacy stemming from an incident earlier this month in which he shot at people, the release said.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor speaks at a press conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 16, 2021. Police shot and fatally wounded a man suspected of multiple felonies during a gunfight on Thursday evening, the department said. (JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)

No officers or people other than the suspect were injured, the release said.

Detectives located a handgun next to the man, the release said.

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The incident will be investigated by an IMPD Critical Incident Response Team and internal affairs.

The officers who fired their guns have been placed on administrative leave.