Full Notification

Elkhart County – The Indiana State Police has been asked by the Goshen Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting that happed just after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Double D Bar and Grill located at 827 Lincolnway East on the cities southeast side.

At approximately 9:24 a.m. Goshen Police were dispatched to the BP gas station located at 2429 Lincolnway East. Goshen Police had received reports of shots fired and also an alarm from the gas station. As officers arrived they spotted the suspect male attempting to flee the area in a Dodge Durango SUV. Officers attempted to stop the driver but he refused continuing north on Lincolnway East from East Kercher Rd.

After approximately two miles the driver pulled into the parking lot of the Double D bar and Grill where he exited his vehicle. During the encounter with Goshen Police the armed man was fatally shot. A bystander near the scene was also shot and initially taken to Goshen Health Hospital. His condition is unknown at this time. The suspects name will not be released until immediate members of his family are contacted. No officers were injured.

Detectives from the Bremen and Ft. Wayne Posts along with officers from the Goshen Police Department, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department and the Elkhart City Police Department continue to work the investigation interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence. The circumstances surrounding the initial call to police from the BP gas station are still under investigation. Purportedly the suspect approached at least three individuals at or near the BP gas station with a gun and fired several shots. None of these individuals were injured in the encounter.

No other information is available at this time. New information will be released as it becomes available. This investigation is being headed by the Indiana State Police. The names of the officers involved in the shooting will be released later in the week. Please do not contact the Goshen Police Department for comments or facts surrounding the shooting.