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Suspected Drug Dealer Killed After Shooting at Law Enforcement in LaRue

Earlier this morning, the Marion County Special Response Team executed a felony search warrant at the home of a suspected meth dealer. When officers and deputies arrived, the suspect fled his house on foot towards nearby railroad tracks, armed with at least three semiautomatic handguns.

The suspect began walking down the railroad tracks while screaming at police. Officers pleaded with man to drop his guns and give himself up peacefully. They then attempted deployed a K-9 in an effort to end the standoff without gunfire. However, the suspect opened fire and began shooting at the K-9 and towards the police. Officers followed their training and responded to the deadly threat against their lives by returning fire and hitting the suspect. Officers rendered first aid at the scene, but the suspect later died after being transported to the hospital. ST members were wearing their body cameras and footage of the incident will be turned over to BCI, who has already begun its investigation.


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