BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — An investigation is underway after an Indiana State Police trooper and Johnson County Sheriff's Deputy shot a man who allegedly resisted arrest, led police on a chase and pointed a gun at officers.
Around 9 p.m. on Thursday, an officer from the Bargersville Police Department initiated a traffic stop of a truck near State Road 135 and Whiteland Road for failing to signal a turn, according to ISP.
The officer started an investigation for operating while intoxicated, during which the male driver got back into the truck and drove away, ISP said. Officers cgased the suspect to the 100 block of Old Plank Road, where the man drove through a yard and came to a stop before running away.
The officers chased the man, who was allegedly carrying a handgun which he pointed at police, but no shots were fired during chase.
Officers lost the suspect and continued searching through the overnight hours.
Just before 8 a.m. on Friday, the Bargersville Police Department received information from a citizen that the suspect was on foot near the police department. Responding officers spotted the man who had run away earlier.
Then, shortly after 8:30 a.m., a citizen notified police of a person matching the suspect's description in a residential area on Wagon Road.
When officers arrived, the suspect ran away again again before being located near a home in the 100 block of Old Trail Drive in Bargersville. That's when the suspect allegedly pointed a handgun in the direction of officers and one Indiana State Trooper and one Johnson County Sheriff's Deputy fired shots at the suspect, striking him.
ISP said the suspect dropped the gun but didn't comply with other commands, and a Bargersville Police officer deployed a taser. The suspect was then handcuffed and officers gave medical aid, ISP said.
The man, identified as 44-year-old Efrain Perez-Ramirez, was transported to a local hospital in serious condition. A handgun was recovered from the immediate area when the suspect was taken into custody.
Perez-Ramirez is in police custody at the hospital.
Friday night, state police identified the officers involved in the shooting as Sgt. Thomas Burgett, a 14-year veteran of Indiana State Police, and Deputy Steve Love, who has been with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office for 11 years. Both officers have been placed on administrative duty during the investigation into the shooting, per each department's policy.
No officers were injured in the incident and the joint investigation between Indiana State Police, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the Bargersville Police Department is ongoing.
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