Overview

• Officers were dispatched at 5:59 p.m. to the 2100 block of Saint Mary's Avenue for a reported domestic disturbance.
• During the investigation, an argument escalated and an officer was stabbed, prompting a 6:07 p.m. call for assistance.
• In response to the threat, multiple officers opened fire and the injured officer also fired, striking the suspect.
• Emergency crews treated both the officer and the suspect at the scene, and the officer was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
• WANE 15 observed at least 30 FWPD vehicles along with Indiana State Police and the Allen County Prosecutor's Office, and officers who discharged their weapons were placed on administrative leave as IMPD's chief voiced public support.