Current:Home > StocksIndianapolis police say officer killed machete-wielding man -Infinite Edge Capital
Indianapolis police say officer killed machete-wielding man
View
Date:2025-04-27 19:43:29
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer shot and killed a man after he allegedly charged at officers with a machete during a stand-off.
Officers responded to a home on the city’s northwest side about 6:45 p.m. Sunday after woman reported someone was trying to kill her, the Indianapolis Star reported. Police spokesperson Lt. Shane Foley said a man outside with a machete began yelling at officers and a stand-off ensued.
Negotiators failed to resolve the situation and SWAT officers ultimately fired bean bags at the man and used stun guns on him. The man rushed at officers with the machete and one of them opened fire. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.
Foley said the officer who shot the man is a 28-year veteran and has been placed on administrative leave.
“This is a tragic incident,” Foley said. “This is not the outcome that anybody wanted. The officers and SWAT team took multiple steps to try and find alternatives besides deadly force.”
Foley said officers had made multiple visits to the address over the weekend to investigate reports of an occupant’s troubling behavior. Each time, officers determined the man didn’t pose a threat. It wasn’t clear if the man with the machete was the subject of those calls.
An Indianapolis police officer earlier this month fatally shot motorist Gary Harrell in the back after Harrell ran from a traffic stop carrying a gun.
veryGood! (761)
Related
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- Largest scratch off prize winner in Massachusetts Lottery history wins $25 million
- Trump PAC foots bill for private investigator in Manhattan criminal case, E. Jean Carroll trial
- Broadway Star Chris Peluso Dead at 40
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Wendy's breakfast menu gets another addition: New English muffin sandwiches debut this month
- Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson gets $1M raise, putting him among Big Ten's leaders
- Gun control unlikely in GOP-led special session following Tennessee school shooting
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- 'Motivated by insatiable greed': Miami real estate agent who used PPP funds on Bentley sentenced
Ranking
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as ‘warning’ after top island official stopped in US
- Taiwan's companies make the world's electronics. Now they want to make weapons
- American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Mean Girls' Jonathan Bennett Shares Fetch Update on Lindsay Lohan's New Chapter With Her Baby Boy
- Kentucky school district to restart school year after busing fiasco cancels classes
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup
Recommendation
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Canadian woman sentenced to nearly 22 years for sending ricin letter to Trump
Video shows Nick Jonas pause concert to help a struggling fan at Boston stop on 'The Tour'
You’ll Bow Down to This Deleted Scene From Red, White & Royal Blue
Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
Federal judge rejects some parts of New Mexico campaign finance law
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening
Emergency services chief on Maui resigns. He faced criticism for not activating sirens during fire