Indiana county deputy shot, critically injured while on duty
Posted September 19, 2021 7:00 am
NEW HARMONY, Ind. (AP) - A county deputy from southwestern Indiana was shot and seriously injured while on duty Saturday evening, authorities said.
Several officers responded to a welfare check just before 7 p.m. in New Harmony near the Illinois border when a male homeowner allegedly started firing a weapon toward the officers. They returned fire, according to Indiana State Police.
A Posey County deputy was 'œshot and critically injured,'ť according to police. The man inside the residence was also struck.
Both were being treated at a hospital in Evansville.
Indiana State Police didn't release further details, saying the incident remained under investigation.
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