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Indiana cop shooting – police officer, 38, shot dead by car crash victim while attending the scene to help the injured
Two other cops at the scene returned fire, hitting a person inside the vehicle, Indiana authorities said
AN Indiana police officer has died after being shot by someone trapped inside a vehicle he was tending to at a crash scene.
Two other cops at the scene returned fire, hitting a person inside the vehicle, authorities said.
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The slain officer, Lt. Aaron Allen, was a six-year veteran of his department with nearly 20 years of law enforcement experience.
Sgt. Kendale Adams of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Allen was responding to a crash where someone was trapped Thursday afternoon when he was shot. He says Allen died at Eskenazi Hospital.
He added that the person shot and a second individual injured in the crash were hospitalised and in custody with non-life-threatening injuries.
Southport is an enclave within the city limits of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett says the shooting death of Lt. Aaron Allan is "a shocking and tragic reminder of the difficult, often dangerous work of police officers", reported.
He said: "Today, Lieutenant Aaron Allan was doing what officers do each day: responding to the scene of an accident ready to help someone in their time of need.
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"His death is a shocking and tragic reminder of the difficult, often dangerous work of police officers across Marion County.
"Together, our community grieves for the Allan family and for all the men and women who risk their lives on a daily basis to protect our city and its citizens."
A police report later identified the accused shooter as 28-year-old Jason Brown.
He is alleged to have begun shooting at Lt Allen as he approached the vehicle Brown was in, which had flipped after crashing through a fence.
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