Police in Porter County fatally shot a fleeing man during an exchange of gunfire Thursday, authorities said.
The incident started around 6 a.m. Wednesday in the 4400 block of Willow Bend Drive, near Thompson Road and South 9th Avenue.BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Beech Grove police said a suspect is dead after he allegedly stabbed a police officer Wednesday morning.A woman called police to tell them her child's father was at her apartment complex, but she said he wasn't allowed to be there at that time.
Police arrived to the scene and said the man wasn't compliant. The man allegedly told police that he was there to get his child and that officers were going to have to shoot him. As officers were trying to take the man into custody, he allegedly cut an officer in the face with a knife.Police said the injured officer was taken to a hospital and is in good condition.
Three officers are on administrative leave following the incident, per department protocol in an officer-involved shooting. "It's damaging to morale, and the biggest danger for us is how do you motivate people to come in and do this job tomorrow?" said Tom Hurrle, deputy chief of operations with the Beech Grove Police Department."We do everything in our power to take care of these folks that are out here doing the job daily."WTHR would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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