Woman fatally shoots herself while sitting in police car to stay warm after car crash
Cops heard a gunshot after they had left Amanda Elbert, 32, in the front seat of a police car. She had been offered a seat while officers investigated a car crash she had been involved in
Officers had offered her a seat to stay warm - shortly after they heard a gunshot
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Dec 22, 2020
GAS CITY – An investigation into the death of a 32-year-old Alexandria woman who reportedly shot herself while sitting in a police vehicle following a crash has been handed over to the Indiana State Police.
Authorities with that agency are investigating the death of Amanda Elbert, who was in a car that crashed into a utility pole near Gas City about 8:15 a.m. Saturday.
According to a news release from the ISP Peru post, Elbert was not in custody during the incident and used a gun that was in her purse.
According to a report filed by Indiana State Police Detective Wendell Beachy, when officers arrived at the crash scene, they found a 2007 Chevrolet Impala that had crashed into a utility pole. Elbert was a passenger in the Chevrolet. The driver of the car allegedly fled the crash scene on foot, according to the release.
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GAS CITY – Authorities in Indiana were investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman who allegedly shot herself while sitting in a police vehicle during a crash investigation.
Indiana State Police said Sunday that Amanda Elbert of Alexandria was not in custody and used a gun that was in her purse.
Elbert was in a car that crashed about 8:15 a.m. Saturday into a utility pole near Gas City in Grant County, north of Muncie. The car’s driver allegedly fled before police arrived.
Elbert told officers she was not injured. She was allowed to sit in the front passenger seat of a police vehicle to keep warm.
Police: Woman allegedly shoots self in police vehicle
December 20, 2020 GMT
GAS CITY, Ind. (AP) Authorities in Indiana were investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman who allegedly shot herself while sitting in a police vehicle during a crash investigation.
Indiana State Police said Sunday that Amanda Elbert of Alexandria, Indiana, was not in custody and used a gun that was in her purse.
Elbert was in a car that crashed about 8:15 a.m. Saturday into a utility pole near Gas City in Grant County, north of Muncie. The car’s driver allegedly fled before police arrived.
Elbert told officers she was not injured. She was allowed to sit in the front passenger seat of a police vehicle to keep warm.