INDIANAPOLIS — A suspect died and two Indianapolis Police officers were injured following a shooting Thursday afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Officers were responding to initial reports of a shooting at around 12:40 p.m. near the 3000 block of N. Post Road in Indianapolis, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s social media page.
The incident involved a pursuit that ended in gunfire, Indianapolis Police said in a news conference Thursday afternoon.
Four officers were involved in the shooting, two are hospitalized with non-life threatening gunshot wounds. A 46-year-old male suspect was killed during the exchange.
Officers spotted a suspect and tried to pull him over. The car turned into a business parking lot and ran into a dead end, according to Indianapolis Police.
The vehicle attempted to go off-road through a gap between a building and fence. It became lodged and led to an exchange of gunfire between the suspects and officers.
Both officers are expected to survive.
The shooting remains under investigation.
Two IMPD officers received injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. The injuries to both officers are believed to be non-life threatening. Media staging will preliminarily be at 25th/Post. This is a very active scene and will be for some time. https://t.co/P7iP5mPeGY
— IMPD (@IMPDnews) April 20, 2023
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