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The Latest: Police: Suspect in deputy shooting killed self

Posted March 21, 2016 7:00 am

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Howard County Deputy Carl Koontz's patrol car sits in front of the Howard County Criminal Justice Center with black over the windshield Monday, March 21, 201, in Kokomo, Ind., as Blaine Duke drops flowers for Koontz, who was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, March 20, in Russiaville, Ind. (Tim Bath/The Kokomo Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press

KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - The Latest on the gunfight inside a mobile home that left a central Indiana sheriff's deputy and a suspect dead and a second officer injured (all times local):

4:45 p.m.

Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of a central Indiana sheriff's deputy apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Indiana State Police say a preliminary autopsy report shows 25-year-old Evan T. Dorsey died of the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

They say a preliminary autopsy report on Howard County Deputy Carl Koontz shows he died of a single gunshot wound to the pelvis. Marion County coroners have ruled Koontz's death a homicide.

Police say final autopsy reports typically take several weeks to complete.

Both men died following a gunfight early Sunday inside a mobile home in Russiaville (ROO'-shuh-vil). A second deputy who was injured has been released from a hospital.

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1:45 p.m.

Colleagues of a central Indiana sheriff's deputy fatally wounded in a weekend gunfight remembered him during a moment of silence held one day after his death.

Dozens of police officers surrounded Deputy Carl Koontz's police car during Monday morning's ceremony outside the Howard County Criminal Justice Center in Kokomo.

The event was held at 11:10 a.m., 24 hours after Koontz was pronounced dead at an Indianapolis hospital following Sunday's shooting inside a mobile home that wounded another deputy.

The gunman, 25-year-old Evan T. Dorsey, was found dead inside following the gunfight.

Koontz was married and had a young son. His widow, Kassandra, requested the moment of silence.

Gov. Mike Pence calls the 27-year-old Koontz a "courageous young man."

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9:10 a.m.

A central Indiana sheriff says a deputy wounded in a gunfight that killed another deputy remains hospitalized but is faring well.

Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers said Monday that Sgt. Jordan Buckley "is doing very well" following Sunday's shooting in a mobile home in Russiaville (ROO'-shuh-vil), about 60 miles north of Indianapolis.

SWAT officers found the gunman dead inside the mobile home about two hours after the gunfight. Rogers identified the gunman as 25-year-old Evan T. Dorsey, who had served time in state prison on drug-related charges.

Rogers says the body of Deputy Carl Koontz would be returned Monday afternoon to Kokomo following a moment of silence at the department. Koontz, who was married and had a young child, died Sunday at an Indianapolis hospital hours after he was shot.

Deputy Carl A. Koontz, 27, of the Howard County Sheriff Department is seen in an undated photo provided by the Indiana State Police. Howard County Sheriff Steven Rogers says Deputy Koontz died at an Indianapolis hospital after being shot about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a mobile home in Russiaville, about 60 miles north of Indianapolis. Indiana State Police say a second deputy, Sgt. Jordan Buckley, also was shot and is in stable condition, alert and conscious. The suspected shooter, who has not been identified, died. (AP Photo/Indiana State Police) The Associated Press

This December 2015 photo provided by the Indiana State Police shows Evan T. Dorsey. Dorsey was found dead Sunday, March 21, 2016 inside a mobile home about two hours after a gunfight with Howard County Sheriff's officers that left one deputy wounded and another dead in Russiaville, Ind. State Police Sgt. John Perrine said an autopsy is expected to determine whether Dorsey died from police gunfire or took his own life.(Indiana State Police via AP) The Associated Press

Sergeant Jordan J. Buckley, 35 of the Howard County Sheriff Department is seen in an undated photo provided by the Indiana State Police. Authorities say Buckly is one of two central Indiana sheriff's deputies who were shot while serving warrants. at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016, at a trailer park in Russiaville, which is about 60 miles north of Indianapolis. The officers, Buckley and Deputy Carl A. Koontz, were shot at when they went inside. Rogers says Koontz, who has been with the department for two years, had surgery and is in critical condition. Buckley, a nine-year veteran, is in stable condition.The suspected shooter, who has not been identified, died. (AP Photo/Indiana State Police) The Associated Press

A prayer circle set up by students at Northwestern High School at the beginning of each lunch period drew large crowds of students praying for Howard County Deputy Carl Koontz, his family and anyone affected by his death, Monday March 21, 2016, near Kokomo, Ind. Koontz was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, March 20, in Russiaville, Ind. (Tim Bath/The Kokomo Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press

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