The incident occurred round 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 on the Hollywood On line casino and Resort in Lawrenceburg.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — Indiana State Police is aiding with the investigation into lethal police capturing involving the Lawrenceburg Police Division at a southern Indiana on line casino.
In line with a launch from ISP, round 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, a disturbance was reported on the fourth ground of the Hollywood On line casino and Resort in Lawrenceburg. A person was allegedly threatening and chasing one other particular person with a knife.
Three officers with the LPD arrived on scene and discovered that the male suspect had begun firing a handgun on the fourth ground of the resort. Police rushed to the fourth ground and reportedly discovered the person within the hallway.
Police say the person started capturing on the officers, inflicting the officers to return fireplace. One of many officers struck and killed the suspect in the course of the shootout.
A sufferer was given minor accidents after the suspect reportedly confronted them with a knife previous to police arrival. After the shootout, police checked the welfare of different resort company and labored with resort workers to maneuver company staying in rooms close to the crime scene to different rooms.
The id of the officer who fatally shot the suspect is being withheld pending the investigation they usually have been positioned on administrative leaver, per LPD protocol.
