Man and officer injured in shootout after car chase, gunfire
May 31, 2021
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A 21-year-old Indianapolis man faced attempted murder and other preliminary charges after a flurry of activity that allegedly involved him shooting two people, hitting a person with his car and leading police on a chase that ended in a shootout that injured him and an officer.
Keith Allender, who remained hospitalized, was preliminarily charged with three counts of attempted murder, aggravated battery, criminal recklessness and resisting law enforcement. The officer was discharged from the hospital Saturday evening.
Police said the motive remained under investigation.
It all started Saturday afternoon when Allender allegedly shot two neighbors in an unprovoked attack. They were hospitalized, including one in critical condition. Police allege Allender used his SUV to hit a person, who was also transported to a hospital.
An Indianapolis police officer was shot multiple times Saturday by a suspect connected to an earlier shooting in which two people were struck by gunfire, authorities said.