IMPD: Suspect assaults officer downtown, flees scene
Oct 08, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — An officer was hospitalized after a suspect assaulted them and took off in downtown Indianapolis Thursday morning, police said.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded to a ‘suspicious person’ call at 901 Fort Wayne Avenue, near Lugar Tower Ap
artments.
When officers made contact with the suspect, the person reportedly assaulted an officer and fled in a vehicle.
The officer was taken to a nearby hospital. They are in stable condition, police said.
The suspect is still on the run.
Check back for updates.
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