Name of suspect in officer-involved shooting released
Name of suspect in officer-involved shooting released By Jill Lyman and Joseph Payton | February 18, 2021 at 10:15 AM CST - Updated February 18 at 7:37 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police say 38-year-old Anthony Scott Sapp is the suspect shot Thursday by a detective.
The shooting happened shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of North Ruston Avenue.
Police say it started as an investigation into a stolen vehicle.
They say Sapp tried to run a stolen car into a detective, and the detective shot him in the shoulder.
Police say there was a struggle and a Taser was used to get him into custody.