Morgan County deputies involved in shooting after reported break-in at Patton Lake home

Police Dog Injured During Break-in Response Near Patton Lake

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV MARTINSVILLE, Ind — A man and a police dog were injured during a shooting in Martinsville on Monday afternoon. Deputies headed to a home on Belt Lane after the homeowner said someone was breaking in near Patton Lake. The first deputy got there, saw the door had been forced open, and called for backup, including a K-9 team. Deputies surrounded the house and kept telling the man inside to come out. He refused, shouted bac…

Morgan County sheriff: Intruder attacks police dog, officers respond with gunfire

Police shooting in Morgan County MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A police shooting in rural Morgan County happened just after 1 p.m. Monday on Belt Lane near Patton Lake. The Morgan County sheriff says deputies responded to an intruder inside a home. He says a police dog named Bullet was sent in. The sheriff says the intruder hit the dog several times with an object, knocking out the dog. The sheriff says that’s when officers fired at the man, hitti…

Morgan County deputies involved in shooting after reported break-in at Patton Lake home

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- A man and a K-9 were injured after a reported shooting involving deputies from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office in Martinsville on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at a home in the 4200 block of Belt Lane in Martinsville. According to Morgan County Sheriff Richard Myers, a homeowner saw a man who [...]

K9 and suspect injured in officer-involved shooting in Martinsville

The Morgan County Sheriff confirmed that the suspect and a K9 officer were injured in an officer-involved shooting on Monday afternoon. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office held a conference at 5 p.m. at the Sheriff's Office to provide more details.According to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, the incident happened on 4200 Belt Lane in Martinsville around 1 p.m.Officers were dispatched to the residence of a suspected break-in. There, they saw s…