A suspect was flown to Indianapolis for medical treatment yesterday evening after being shot by a Kokomo Police Department officer who was responding to a shots fired call.
Yesterday around 6:36 p.m., Howard County Dispatch received 911 calls from citizens of possible shots fired in the area of Markland Avenue and Goyer Road. Kokomo Police were dispatched to the area to investigate. A seven-year veteran of the Kokomo Police Department arrived in the area seconds after the call was dispatched, according to a release from the Kokomo Police Department.
The officer located a male subject standing outside a truck behind the Goodwill Store located at 2258 E. Markland Ave. The subject displayed a handgun. The officer fired shots, injuring the subject.