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Police: Suspect wanted in Clermont shooting arrested after shooting at Fishers officers during multi-county chase

INDOT traffic cams showed multiple police cruisers and other first responder vehicles at the scene at around 2 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — A man was taken into custody early Wednesday morning on Indianapolis' north side after leading police on a chase through several central Indiana counties during which he fired shots at Fishers police, Indiana State Police said.

Police were called to a Hendricks County hospital around 10 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a person shot. At the hospital, Aaron David West, who police confirm has warrants for his arrest, told officers he was shot at a home in Clermont. 

IMPD believes the man who shot West is the same man arrested after the chase early Wednesday, but have not yet released his name.

The incident started around midnight when officers with the Fishers Police Department were working an active case near a house when a person of interest in that case left in a vehicle, ISP Sgt. Scott Keegan told 13News.

Fishers police followed the car, which also had a female passenger inside, and attempted to make a traffic stop. The car fled from police, leading to a lengthy pursuit which spanned several counties, including Hancock, Madison and Marion, ISP said.

At one point during the pursuit, the female passenger was let out of the car and taken into custody by Fishers police.

In the area of 3400 West 100 North in Greenfield, the male suspect fired a shot at Fishers officers, who did not return fire, ISP said.

The chase eventually continued onto Interstate 465, and police believe the suspect's car ran out of gas near the Michigan Road exit on the north side of Indianapolis. 

The interstate was shut down, and SWAT units responded to the scene, along with a negotiator as police attempted to get the barricaded suspect to surrender.

Eventually, gas was deployed, and the suspect was taken into custody without further incident shortly after 3:30 a.m., ISP said.

Credit: Indiana State Police

All lanes of I-465 were closed for several hours early Wednesday. Around 4:30 a.m., eastbound lanes had reopened and westbound lanes were beginning to reopen.

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