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Officer-Involved Shooting In Northeast Allen County Leaves One Dead, Officer Injured

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – Several law enforcement agencies responded to an officer-involved shooting in Northeast Allen County Friday night.

According to our partners in news at 21 Alive, the Allen County Sheriffs Department were called out to Irving and Schwartz Roads, shortly after 8:00 p.m., on reports a suspicious vehicle.

As the deputy made contact with the vehicle, authorities say that’s when he discovered the driver had a firearm. The individual in the vehicle reportedly made threatening moves that resulted in deputies discharging their weapons.

Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Wes Rowlander says the suspect was killed and an officer suffered minor injuries during the incident.

This remains an active investigation.

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