ISP Investigating Deputy Involved Shooting in Putnam County
Putnam County—On Thursday evening January 12 at 11:18, two Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies, along with a Putnam County special deputy, responded to a 911 call from a girlfriend reporting a domestic disturbance with her live-in boyfriend at 6400 North County Road 490 West, Greencastle, IN.
Minutes later, deputies met with the female victim at a neighbor’s residence just north of the victim’s 6400 N. CR 490 West home. She had fled her home seeking help. During conversations with the female victim, deputies noticed what appeared to be signs indicative of a battery victim.
To follow-up on the allegations, deputies went to the 6400 N. 490 West residence to investigate. At the home, the two deputies and a special deputy knocked on the doors to the residence and were met at a southern lower level residence door by the suspect who was brandishing a handgun at the special deputy. Another deputy fired two rounds from his service weapon striking the suspect twice in the torso. The special deputy did not discharge a firearm.
The 35-year-old suspect was initially treated by Putnam County Operation Life Paramedics and later airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of serious wounds.
The deputies were not injured and names will be released at a later time, as well as any other pertinent information.
There were two toddlers belonging to the couple in the home and they were unharmed and released to family.
The attached picture is from the scene.
The lead investigator is ISP Detective Don Curtis. Assisting are ISP Detectives First Sergeant Jason Fajt, Detective Don Anglin, and Detective Mike Featherling; and Putnam County Sheriff Chief Deputy Phil Parker and other deputies.
Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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SGT. JOE WATTS
