The scene in the 6700 block of Valley Ridge Drive where an IMPD detective was shot by an off-duty officer.(Photo: Michael Anthony Adams/Indy Star)
An off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer shot a detective Friday night who<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was investigating a report of domestic violence involving he and his estranged wife, then fled to Ohio.
The wounded detective, a veteran of the department, police said, was shot at least once in the elbow, and possibly a second time in his side. He is expected to survive his injuries.
The shooting, police said, stemmed from an investigation into the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>off-duty IMPD officer,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>who was involved in "some type of domestic incident" with his estranged wife in an apartment on the southeast side Friday.
About 8 p.m. local time, southeast district officers were called to the 6700 block of Valley Ridge Drive, in the Overlook at Valley Ridge apartments, regarding the disturbance; however, since<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the incident<span style="color: Red;">*</span>involved an IMPD officer, the department's special investigation unit (SIU) was requested to handle the case.
As the SIU detective<span style="color: Red;">*</span>began his investigation, police said, the off-duty officer, who is also a veteran of the department, returned<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and began shooting inside the apartment sometime around 10 p.m local time. The detective, who was struck at least once, returned fire, but didn't hit the off-duty officer, police said.
After the shooting, the off-duty officer fled the scene in his personal vehicle. The wounded detective was rushed to Methodist hospital, where he remains in good condition.
Over the course of the next few hours, police were able to track the off-duty officer to Cincinnati, where he was taken into custody, "without incident," by Cincinnati Police Department officers, said IMPD Major Rich Riddle.
"Our detectives our on their way to Cincinnati to continue their investigations," Riddle said early Saturday morning. "(The off-duty officer) will be facing criminal charges here in Indianapolis once our investigation completes."
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At the time of the domestic disturbance, and the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shooting that followed, police said, the off-duty officer's two children were inside the apartment. They were not injured.
It was unclear early Saturday morning what exactly happened between the off-duty officer and his wife before police were called, but Riddle said the circumstances were "serious enough of a criminal nature to call in our SIU detectives."
Friday's incident marks the second time an IMPD officer has been shot this week. On Monday,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
an officer was shot in the ankle<span style="color: Red;">*</span>while pursuing a suspect who<span style="color: Red;">*</span>fled a traffic stop at a gas station at 71st Street and Georgetown Road.
The off-duty officer involved in Friday's shooting, who is assigned to southwest district, has been immediately suspended<span style="color: Red;">*</span>without pay, pending termination from IMPD, police said.
The names of the officers involved in the incident have not been released. Both have at least 18 years of service on the force.
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