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Indianapolis police wound man who pointed weapon at people, threatened them
Published May 02, 2024
Indianapolis police shot and critically wounded a male pointing a weapon at other people and threatening to shoot them Thursday afternoon.
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Officers were sent to the scene on the city's north side on a report of a person armed with a weapon, Officer William Young of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in an impromptu news conference.
Police in Indiana have reportedly shot and critically wounded a suspect who pointed a gun at people and threatened to shoot them.
The male was "pointing a firearm at people (and) threatening to shoot them," Young said. The situation then escalated into the police shooting.
The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
The police department said on X, formerly Twitter, that no officers were injured.
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