BROOKVILLE, Ind. — A Brookville man has been charged for allegedly shooting his wife before walking out in the bitter cold with his toddler and then shooting at a Franklin County sheriff's deputy.
Gregory Guilfoyle, 31, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of neglect of a dependent for the incident on Friday, Dec. 23.
Investigators say Guilfoyle shot his wife, Hannah, at a Brookville home and then walked away with their 23-month-old daughter.
Guilfoyle was spotted walking shortly after midnight near State Road 1 and U.S. 52 holding a small child. It was a bitterly cold evening, with wind gusts making wind chills -30 degrees or lower in parts of the state.
Franklin County Deputy Arin Bowers, a five-year veteran of the sheriff’s department, was called to the area to help.
State police said when Bowers tried to speak to Guilfoyle, Guilfoyle pulled a handgun and shot at Bowers. At least one bullet hit Bowers' body armor, protecting him from injury.
Bowers shot back at Guilfoyle, hitting and wounding him. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with serious injuries. The child was unharmed and taken into the custody of the Indiana Department of Child Services.
After the shooting, police went to his wife, Hannah's, home, which was nearby, to check on her. That's where they found the 23-year-old mother shot and seriously injured. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
As of Monday, both Gregory Guilfoyle and Hannah Guilfoyle are still at UC Medical Center.
According to the Franklin County sheriff, the deputy was placed on administrative leave, per normal protocol in an officer-involved shooting.
Franklin County is roughly 75 miles southeast of downtown Indianapolis.