police shooting

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

Police officials said the man picked up a knife while officers were on the scene. After he refused to drop it, he was shot. He remains in life-threatening condition.

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.

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.

One person is dead after police respond to Avondale Drive to a report of someone armed and threatening to fire a weapon.

Allen County Prosecutor Michael McAlexander found that officers with both the New Haven and Fort Wayne police departments were justified in using deadly force to protect the public.

The Fort Wayne Police officer has been on the department since 2018. The shooting of the 58-year-old unhoused man in response to a burglary call remains under investigation.