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Indianapolis police: Search underway for suspect who fired at officers
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A domestic violence call on the city's northeast side started a series of events that would lead to an officer firing their weapon at suspects on the run.
Just before 9 p.m. on Aug. 13, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 7700 block of Knue Road. The person who called police reported being assaulted by a male armed with a gun. The suspect fled in a vehicle before officers arrived, a news release from the department states.
Around midnight Aug. 14, an officer in a marked patrol vehicle found the suspect's vehicle traveling westbound near East 30th Street and Ruckle Street.
The officer waited for backup before attempting a traffic stop, the news release said, but when officers activated their emergency lights and sirens, the suspect refused to stop and a short vehicle pursuit ensued.
Police say in the 400 block of West 28th Street, two people got out of the vehicle, which continued rolling, and multiple shots were fired at the officers by at least one of the fleeing suspects. One officer, a seven-year IMPD veteran, fired their weapon. No injuries were reported early Aug. 14.
A suspect description was broadcast to other officers and additional resources — including IMPD K9 a drone — were deployed to search the area. The suspects remain at large.
Police said they "have no reason to believe" the suspects are a threat to the community.
Detectives recovered fired cartridge casings near where the suspects fled, the news release said.
The officer was equipped with a body-worn camera and in-car video system, both of which were activated.
The police department's Critical Incident Response Team is leading the criminal investigation and a separate administrative investigation will be handled by Internal Affairs. As standard procedure, 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.
