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A man is dead after being shot by Lawrence Police officers at a group home.
According to Lawrence Police Chief Curtis Bigsbee, multiple officers were involved, but it’s unclear how many discharged their firearms during the Sept. 10 shooting.
The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was initially reported to be in critical condition. He died at an area hospital about 5:50 p.m., according to Lawrence police.
Where was the shooting?
The shooting happened at a group home in the 7300 block of Red Rock Road, near the intersection of Pendleton Pike and Carroll Road 700 West, heading toward McCordsville northeast of Indianapolis.
Were any officers injured?
No officers were injured in the shooting, according to police.
Why were police called to the location?
At 1:18 p.m. Sept. 10, Lawrence Police were called about a disturbance. The caller said they had been assaulted. Once inside the home, Lawrence Police said they encountered the man with a knife.
“Officers tried to de-escalate the situation,” Lawrence Assistant Chief Travis Cline said. “He charged at them with a knife, and he was shot.”
About 1:30 p.m., emergency medical personnel were sent out to the 7300 block of Red Rock Road in response to a gunshot, according to online dispatch records.
The man’s caretaker and family told Fox59 that he was experiencing a mental health crisis, leading to the police being called.
A spokesperson for Lawrence Police confirmed that the location of the shooting was a group home.
The last officer-involved shootings in Lawrence
The last officer-involved shooting in Lawrence occurred April 27, when police were called to the intersection of North Richardt Avenue and East 47th Street about an armed person in the area. A 911 caller told dispatch they saw a woman pointing a gun at another woman. Officers arrived and heard sounds coming from a detached garage near a home in the area with a light on.
After opening the garage, they found a woman inside yelling and holding a small dog in her left arm with a gun in her right hand. Officers gave multiple verbal commands for the woman to show her hands, and according to police she refused.
She then shot and killed the dog and raised the gun toward her head and pointed it at officers, a news release states.
One Lawrence officer fired one shot, hitting the woman in the shoulder. She was taken to Methodist Hospital in stable condition.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Man dies after being shot by police inside Lawrence group home
Reporting by Jade Jackson and Noe Padilla, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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