IMPD: 1 person in ‘very critical’ condition after being shot by Indianapolis police officer

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A person is in “very critical” condition Friday after being shot by an Indianapolis police officer on the city’s east side.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the incident in a post on X (formerly Twitter) Friday just after 5:20 p.m. The shooting occurred in the area of 38th Street and Richardt Avenue, east of the intersection of 38th and Shadeland Avenue.

Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop near 16th Street and Arlington Avenue after the driver of the vehicle was identified as having open warrants related to a firearms investigation, IMPD spokesperson Lt. Shane Foley said.

There was a short pursuit, which ended in the area of Ruskin Place and Richardt Avenue, where the driver and passenger got out of the vehicle and ran in different directions, Foley said.

At some point, Foley said, an officer shot the passenger.

Foley didn’t say whether there was an exchange of gunfire, only that a gun was found near the passenger.

The passenger was taken to an area hospital in “very critical” condition.

The driver was found a short time later, Foley said, and was not involved in the shooting. No officers were injured.

IMPD Critical Incident Response investigators are expected to remain on scene for several hours.

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