The Latest: Indiana officer dies after shot multiple times
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The Latest on the shooting of a police officer in Indianapolis (all times local):
7:45 p.m.
Authorities say an Indiana police officer has died after being shot multiple times while responding to a traffic crash on the south side of Indianapolis.
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Southport Police Chief Thomas Vaughn says 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 says Allen was responding to a crash where someone was trapped Thursday afternoon when he was shot. He says Allen died at Eskenazi Hospital.
Adams says two other officers at the scene returned fire, striking a person inside the vehicle. He says that person and a second person injured in the crash were hospitalized and in custody with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Southport is an enclave within the city limits of Indianapolis.
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4:05 p.m.
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Authorities say a suburban Indianapolis police officer has been shot and rushed to a hospital.
Southport Police Lt. Danny Marlett says the officer was shot in a residential area on the south side of Indianapolis Thursday afternoon.
The officer's name and his condition were not immediately released. It wasn't immediately clear what led to the officer's shooting.
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Marlett could not provide any information about whether any suspects are in custody.
Southport is an enclave within the city limits of Indianapolis.