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IMPD: Shots fired at undercover officer on near northeast side

The incident happened in the 3600 block of Ralston Avenue around 1 a.m. No officers were injured, police said.

INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after shots were fired at an undercover IMPD officer on Indianapolis' near northeast side early Wednesday morning, police said.

Just before 1 a.m., an undercover officer was in the 3600 block of Ralston Avenue, near 38th Street and Sutherland Avenue, when another car drove by and shot at the officer's vehicle. At least one bullet his the officer's vehicle.

Officers responded to the scene but were unable to find the suspected vehicle in the area.

Credit: IMPD
IMPD said a person fired shots at an undercover officer's vehicle as they drove by Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in the 3600 block of Ralston Avenue, shortly before 1 a.m.

No officers were injured in the incident, and IMPD said preliminary information leads them to believe no officers returned fire. 

Police said the undercover officer was not wearing a body-worn camera at the time of the incident because he was working undercover.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Detective Sergeant Scott Stauffer at 317-327-3475 or email at Scott.Stauffer@indy.gov. Calls can also be made anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

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