Indianapolis officer shoots man threatening harm
Posted August 24, 2017 7:00 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis police say an officer shot a man threatening to harm himself and police after a domestic dispute.
Sgt. Kendale Adams says the man was in a bedroom behind a closed door early Thursday and when he opened the door, one officer shot the man in the head and another officer shocked him with a stun gun.
The man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital with what Adams called a survivable wound. Adams says the man also will receive a mental evaluation.
Police have not released the names of the man or the officer who shot him.
Adams says police haven't found a weapon.
No officers were injured.
Police say two officers at the sdene have been placed on administrative leave, and the investigation is continuing.
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