Suspect shot in officer-involved shooting arrested
The Journal Gazette
The suspect shot in a June 13 officer-involved shooting at South Hanna Street and East Maple Grove Avenue has been arrested, Fort Wayne police said today.
Lamont Carpenter Jr., 23, is being charged with pointing a firearm, a Level 6 felony, police said in a statement.
The suspect was wounded when city police responded to a report of shots fired and found an “intense gun battle,” police have said.
Officers reported they could hear gunfire between various groups upon arrival. A man armed with a gun confronted an officer, who shot the man “to preserve his life and that of the surrounding public,” police have said.
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