Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies Involved in Off-Duty Shooting

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s (IMPD) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) investigating after Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Deputies involved in Officer Involved Shooting.

Just before 1 a.m. on 12/01/2018, officers with the IMPD were dispatched to the 6900 block of W 38^th St on an ‘officer needs emergency assistance’ call. Responding officers arrived and located an MCSO Deputy who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. EMS personnel responded and transported the Deputy to a local area hospital in good condition.

IMPD K9 and SWAT conducted a comprehensive ground search of the area for suspects which yielded negative results. IMPD CIRT responded and learned that a confrontation between suspects and deputies occurred inside a restaurant when shots were fired. The suspects then fled the scene.

Investigators are in the process of taking formal statements from all known witnesses.  If additional witnesses exist that have not yet talked with investigators, we urge them to call the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475

The Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency responded to the scene to collect forensic evidence.  The shooting is being investigated by IMPD’s CIRT. A separate and independent internal investigation will be conducted by MCSO’s Internal Affairs Unit to ensure compliance with their departmental policy. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office is involved and will be consulted throughout the investigative process.

TIMELINE:

The following information pertains to the timeline of the Officer Involved Shooting at 6901 W 38^th St on 12/01/2018. The information provided is preliminary and subject to change (Content was derived from the Police CAD).

TIMELINE
12:51 a.m. – Call comes in for person shot
12:53 – Suspect description broadcast, EMS clear to enter
12:53 – One officer (deputy) shot inside business
12:55 – Suspect description and direction of travel broadcast
12:55 – Code 1 broadcast: Officer needs emergency assistance
12:55 – 911 call from inside the business reporting someone shot
12:56 – Scene safe for medics
12:57 – Incident Command Established by Speedway Police
12:57 – Speedway Officer advises Deputy is awake and breathing and indicates location of injury
12:58 – Staff notifications are made via page
01:00 – Additional 911 caller at nearby business. Advises heard shots outside and then went inside business. Line disconnected.
01:01 – Officer (Deputy) being transported to hospital
01:03 – One person detained at nearby business
01:03 – CIRT & Homicide team responding
01:04 – Post Team Responding, MCSO Chaplain paged
01:05 – FOP Attorney paged
01:08 – All channel broadcast to disregard anyone not on-scene: sufficient help on-scene
01:10 – Homicide identifies several witnesses to interview
01:14 – Medic with deputy getting on I-65 South
01:15 – MCSO IA notified
01:16 – Media staging set in front of Marsh
01:24 – Firearm detection K9 requested. Officers checking the area behind business for suspect
01:24 – Evidence located in parking lot near loading bay of nearby business
01:31 – IMPD Late Shift Sergeant takes Incident Command
01:31 – EMS requested for a checkout of person detained
01:39 – K9 unit completes track in the area
01:43 – Confirmed that Sheriff Unit returned fire
01:44 – Hospitals notified to be on the lookout for possible walk-ins with gunshot wounds
01:52 – Command Van acknowledges request to respond
01:59 – Injured Deputy condition update
02:44 – Business manager arrived on-scene
04:21 – Witnesses transported to Homicide Office
05:07 – Witnesses transported back to crime scene
05:14 – Incident Command Terminated, scene released

This information is preliminary and is subject to change. This is an active and ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317)262-TIPS (8477). All tips given via Crime Stoppers are considered anonymous.