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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.
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Updated: 1:12 PM EST February 16, 2021
KOKOMO, Ind.
Kokomo police are investigating after a man was shot to death early Wednesday.
Officers responded to a shooting in the 800 block of South Elm Street, near North Apperson Way and East North Street, just after midnight.
When officers arrived, they found Sharman M. Pearson II, 42, of Kokomo, with multiple gunshot wounds.
Pearson was taken to a hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after 12:30 a.m.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone will information is asked to call Captain Mike Banush at 765-456-7278 or the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7017.
EDITOR S NOTE: An earlier version of this story said the shooting happened in the 800 block of East Elm Street. More recent information from police indicates it actually occurred in the 800 block of East Broadway Street.