Indianapolis-area police fatally shoot suspect who slashed officer's face

Indianapolis-area police fatally shoot suspect who slashed officer's face

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A constabulary serviceman fatally changeable a knife-wielding man Wednesday aft he trim an serviceman successful nan look during a scuffle successful central Indiana, constabulary said.

Three officers responded to a telephone astatine astir 6 a.m. from a female who said nan man arrived astatine her flat to sojourn his kid hours earlier nan scheduled time.

"The mother was not consenting to relinquish nan child. It was still acheronian and good earlier nan planned time. That’s erstwhile she called police," Beech Grove Deputy Police Chief Tom Hurrle told WXIN-TV.

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The man said he had travel to prime up his child, drew a weapon and told officers they would person to sprout him, Hurrle said.

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Police fatally changeable a man adjacent Indianapolis connected Wednesday aft he slashed an officer's face.

The officers past utilized a Taser arsenic they tried to physically restrain nan man. After 1 serviceman was trim successful nan face, an serviceman fired a azygous shot, sidesplitting nan man.

Police did not instantly merchandise nan man's identity. The serviceman who was trim besides suffered a insignificant ankle wounded and was taken to a hospital.

Indiana State Police are investigating. State constabulary Sgt. John Perrine said he did not cognize which of nan 3 Beech Grove officers fired nan shot. All 3 were placed connected administrative leave, a regular measurement aft shootings involving constabulary officers.

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Beech Grove is simply a metropolis wrong nan southeast bound of Indianapolis.

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