Jul 22, 2026
UPDATE: IMPD says one of the officers shot in Wednesday night's shooting has been released from the hospital Thursday."The IMPD officers shot in the line of duty last night remain in good spirits and are on the road to recovery, " the department said in an update.IMPD said the other officer is in stable condition at the hospital.PREVIOUS REPORTING:INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) Two Indianapolis police officers were stable and a male suspect was killed after being shot during a "critical incident" Wednesday night on the city's east side.WATCH VIDEO BELOW FOR THE LATEST:Representatives of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said officers were called to a home in 8000 block of East 37 Street around 10:30 p.m. on reports of a disturbance.Police said they arrived to find a male and a female, and the male was armed with a gun.The male shot at officers, injuring two of them. At least three officers at the scene struck the male with gunfire at least once.The suspect died. He was identified as 21-year-old Dalys Scott Kohl Jett.IMPD said the Jett's gun was found on the scene. At a news conference early Thursday morning from Eskenazi Hospital, IMPD Chief Tanya Terry said officers showed up to help someone in need, and it ended in violence with the police being attacked."This should not be acceptable to our community or us," she said, adding she was proud of the officers' actions and the community should stand by police every day.Both officers told Terry they are doing OK, despite the circumstances.A post on X sent at 10:47 p.m. Wednesday from police said, "IMPD officers are on scene of a critical incident in the 8000 block of E 37th Street."An automated dispatch system said IMPD was called to a disturbance just after 10:15 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 8000 block of East 37th Street. That's in the Homewood Park housing addition, located southeast of East 38th Street and North Franklin Road.About 10 minutes later, an emergency medical crew was called to the same address on a report of "gun shot," the dispatch system said.IMPD did not immediately share what may have led to the shooting or the names of those involved.WATCH: IMPD'S TOMMY THOMPSON'S BRIEF ON THE SCENE :On Feb. 16, two Beech Grove officers were shot in Marion County. Officer Brian Elliott, 33, died after being shot during a disturbance call at a Beech Grove apartment complex. Kenneth Johnson, 47, was arrested after a several-hour search, prompting a statewide Blue Alert. Johnson was eventually found hiding in the laundry room of a nearby apartment complex. A small handgun was found lying in the trash.On April 20, 2023, two Indianapolis police officers were shot and injured, and a man, Daniel Ghebrehiwet, 46, was shot and killed after a police pursuit that ended at East 30th Street and Post Road.The officers involved in Thursday night's shooting were wearing activated body-worn cameras, IMPD said.The incident is being investigated by the IMPD Critical Incident Response Team and a separate investigation will be done by IMPD internal affairs.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Gary Toms at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475, or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous. ...read more read less
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