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Indiana State Police-Peru District 16-Peru, IN
Wednesday November 30th, 2016 :: 01:32 p.m. EST

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No Injuries in Wabash County Shooting

Lagro – Tuesday morning at approximately 4:09 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police, the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department, and the Wabash Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at 17 North State Road 524, Lagro, IN.
 
When officers arrived, they found evidence that the exterior of a home at that location had been hit with bullets.  
 
At the request of Wabash County Sheriff Bob Land, Indiana State Police Detective Wendell Beachy started an investigation. The preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect (or suspects) allegedly fired numerous bullets, from a firearm, hitting the exterior of the home multiple times. Numerous rounds traveled through the exterior walls into the interior of the home. There were two adults, a male and a female, inside the residence. They were not injured.
 
This is an ongoing investigation. No further information will be released at this time.
 
Anyone with information about this shooting are encouraged to call Indiana State Police Detectives Wendell Beachy at 1-800-382-0689.
 
Beachy was assisted by Trooper Dustin Rutledge and ISP Sergeant Tim Dolby.
 
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Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Peru District 16-Peru, IN
1451 North Eel River Cemetery Road
Peru, IN 46970

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-473-6666

Sergeant Tony Slocum
Public Information Officer
[email protected]
800-382-0689

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