CENTERVILLE, Ind. — Indiana State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Wayne County on Sunday evening.
According to ISP, the Wayne County Emergency Communication Center received calls of a female threatening suicide in the 500 block of East South Street in Centerville, Indiana, roughly 65 miles east of Indianapolis, shortly after 6:30 p.m. A Centerville Police Department officer and Wayne County Sheriff's Department deputy responded to the scene.
Upon arriving, the Centerville officer found a woman sitting on the front porch of the residence, who began yelling at the officer. The officer attempted to check on the woman when he realized she was holding a weapon.
The officer took cover behind his police car and began issuing loud verbal commands for the woman to drop the weapon, ISP said. The woman, at one point, went inside the residence. When she came back outside, she again pointed the weapon at the officer, as well as the deputy who had arrived at the scene, ISP said. The deputy fired one round from his rifle, hitting the woman.
ISP said both officers began providing medical attention to the woman until medics arrived. The woman was transported to a Richmond, Indiana, hospital before being flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Investigators said they hadn't received an update on her condition.
Both officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave, per department policy. ISP said the names of the suspect and officers involved will be released in a later update.
Centerville Police Chief Ed Buchholz and Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter requested ISP to investigate. All information will be turned over to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office for review following the investigation.
