Police-action shooting

Earlier this week, officers responded to a mental health crisis on Fort Wayne's southeast side.

Sheriff Troy Hershberger says Cpl. Ben Fries has made statements that make light of officer-involved shootings and could put the department in legal jeopardy. The four-count complaint filed with the Allen County Sheriff Merit Board came after an internal investigation.

The man had been reportedly suffering from a mental health episode, and police had responded to the home in the 1800 block of Howell Avenue multiple times in recent days.

Update: The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified the man shot and killed by police. The officer is now recovering at home.Police were responding to a domestic disturbance call when an officer was attacked by a suspect and stabbed. Other officers fatally shot the suspect.

On Monday, FWPD asked for help in identifying a shooting victim from the weekend, and then in the afternoon, police were called to the area of State Boulevard and Cass Street for a report of an armed man, making suicidal threats.

According to a release issued late Friday afternoon, Allen County Prosecutor Michael McAlexander found no evidence of criminal liability in the three shootings, finding that the officers were justified in their use of deadly force.

Patricia Hepworth was shot by FWPD officers last week after the Indiana DOC parole officers tried to serve her with a warrant and she barricaded herself inside her apartment.

The Indiana Department of Correction Parole Division had attempted to serve a violation warrant. She barricaded herself in her apartment, armed with a knife.

The shooting resulted in the death of 51-year-old Jeffrey Stoppenhagen last month.

Police responded to a Huntertown home after a report of an armed man having a mental health crisis.