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Indiana State Police Seeking Information

Shelbyville, IN- The Indiana State Police is continuing to investigate the police action shooting that occurred in Shelbyville on early Sunday morning, September 20^th.

ISP investigators are asking anyone with, video, photos, or any other information pertaining to the scene or the investigation to please contact Detective Jerry Gentry at (317) 899-8277.

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*Update-Officers Involved in Police Action Shooting-Update*

Shelbyville, IN- The investigation of yesterday’s shooting of an armed suspect involving Shelbyville police officers and Shelby County deputies is continuing.

The Indiana State Police can confirm the decedent’s name is Jerrald Wright, 56, of Shelbyville and an autopsy was performed earlier today.  Once the autopsy report is finalized, the cause of death will be released by the Shelby County Coroner.  Any questions about the autopsy should be referred to the Shelby County Coroner’s Office at [email protected].

The Indiana State Police is also releasing the names of the officers involved in yesterday’s shooting.

Shelbyville City Police Lieutenant Jeremiah Walton, 40, a 13 year veteran and Patrolman Charles Curry, 42, a 15, year veteran and Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Michael Cleveland, 41, a 15 year veteran and Deputy Travis Maloney, 39, a 15 year veteran.

It is a common practice for officers involved in police action shootings to be placed on administrative duties or leave for a period of time. Contact the respective departments for their policy information.

Police action shootings are thoroughly investigated and can take several weeks or longer to complete.  The Indiana State Police has a long standing policy of not speaking to ongoing investigations beyond providing the basic overview of the initial circumstances of an investigation.  As noted in the original release, once the investigation is completed it will be submitted to the Shelby County Prosecutor’s Office for review and action as deemed appropriate by that office. 

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Officers Involved in Police Action Shooting

Shelbyville, IN- Yesterday evening, September 19^th, at approximately 8:20 p.m., officers from the Shelbyville Police Department were requested at a residence in the 800 block of West Washington Street to a call of a citizen dispute.

A Shelbyville police officer had made contact with the reporting citizen and was preparing to leave the residence when a male from the residence appeared on the porch with a hand gun waving it in a reckless manner. The male then fled back into the residence. The female fled to a neighbor’s residence and the Shelbyville officer secured the perimeter and requested other officers to the scene.

Officers attempted to establish communications throughout the evening and early morning with the male by police loud speaker and cell phone with no type of response from the subject. Officers introduced a communications device into the residence, a remote control robot that allows officers to listen and speak with the subject, and the subject reportedly shot it twice with a long gun, disabling the robot.

Officers continued trying to establish communications throughout the early morning hours to no avail. Just before 5:30 a.m., the male subject exited a door and fired two shots from a hand gun at the Shelbyville Police tactical vehicle and then pointed the firearm at officers at which time officers from the Shelbyville Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department shot the subject.

The subject was transported to Major Hospital in Shelbyville where he was pronounced deceased.

The names of the officers and the deceased are not anticipated to be released for at least 24 hours.

At the request of the Shelbyville Police Department, the Indiana State Police will be conducting the investigation.

Police action shooting investigations can take several weeks or more to complete depending on the complexity of the investigation.  Once the investigation is completed it will be submitted to the Shelby County Prosecutor’s Office for review and action as deemed appropriate by that office.

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