US EditionMan Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting in Indiana
MUNCIE, INDIANA, AUG 5 – Indiana State Police were requested to ensure an independent investigation after a 30-year-old man was fatally shot by officers responding to active gunfire reports, prosecutor said.
- On Sunday, officers encountered a man in Kokomo, Indiana, firing a shot that struck him in the 2100 block of South Lafountain Street near East Boulevard, according to the Indiana State Police.
- Dispatched to reports of gunfire around 6:23 p.m. on Sunday, Muncie Police arrived at 23rd Street and Mock Avenue and encountered a man armed with a handgun.
- Officers administered medical aid before taking the man to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased, according to the Indiana State Police.
- Seeking impartiality, the Howard County prosecutor on Tuesday asked the Indiana State Police to lead the investigation into the Kokomo officer-involved shooting.
- With the investigation ongoing, Johnathon Shane Landis's cause of death awaits autopsy and toxicology results, according to the Indiana State Police.
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Independent investigation sought in Kokomo police shooting death
KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — The Howard County prosecutor on Tuesday said he’s asked the Indiana State Police to lead the investigation into a police shooting that killed a 30-year-old Kokomo man on Sunday morning. Johnathon Shane Landis died in the shooting, although the cause and manner of death on Tuesday were pending autopsy and toxicology results, the coroner said. The shooting happened in the 2100 block of South Lafountain Street, near the East B…
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