EVANSVILLE – Evansville police shot and injured a man Sunday night after they say he threatened his wife and small children and raised a gun at officers during a reported domestic violence call.
The man hasn’t been publicly identified. According to a news release from EPD spokeswoman Sgt. Taylor Merriss, he underwent surgery Sunday night at a local hospital. Officials will release his name and the charges against him “at a later time.”
The names of the officers involved in the shooting haven’t been released yet, either. Per EPD protocol, both have been placed on administrative leave, the release states.
Police were dispatched to a home in the 3200 block of Tiffany Court just after 9 p.m. for “a domestic violence in progress.”
The 911 caller said the man had been abusive in the past and had “just thrown the family’s cat at the victim,” the release states. Dispatchers also spoke to one of the young children in the home, who “stated their father was drunk and was possibly in the process of receiving a firearm.”
Officers arrived about four minutes later, the release states, and “observed the suspect inside theresidence, pulling the curtains to the window closed.”
“Shortly after, the front door opened, and a young child … (ran) out of the home, but then ran back inside. The mother, holding a (young) child, was sitting on the ground near the door, while the suspect stood behind her,” the release states. “While approaching the residence, officers issued verbal commands for the suspect to drop the weapon. Instead of complying, the suspect raised the firearm and aimed it at the officers.
“In response, the officer closest to the offender took cover, while a second officer discharged one round from his duty weapon, striking the offender.”
Police removed the family from the home and rendered aid to the victim until paramedics arrived.
The Courier & Press has reached out to EPD to see if and when body camera footage from the shooting will be released. A reporter also requested 911 audio from Evansville Central Dispatch, and will file another request with EPD for body- and dash-cam footage.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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