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Man Fatally Shot During Standoff With Indianapolis Police

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Proposed legislation would criminalize anyone who gets within 25 feet of a police officer doing their job, after being told to stop.

Indianapolis authorities said a man was shot and killed Sunday morning in a standoff with police.

Police said the standoff began the night before when officers were called for a domestic disturbance. The man, who has not been identified, allegedly shot at officers from the outside the house and officers returned fire.

The man went back into the house and a SWAT team and negotiator were called, according to police.

Authorities said the man allegedly stopped communicating with officers, who used tear gas. The SWAT team later decided to enter the house.

“Due to possible on-going medical concerns communicated to the negotiations team, the SWAT team determined it was necessary to make entry into the residence to determine the individual’s safety,” Indianapolis police said in a statement.

The man allegedly began shooting again and was shot by officers. He later died at a hospital.

No officers were injured.

Police said the shooting will be investigated by the department’s critical incident response team and separately by internal affairs, which is standard procedure with officer-involved shootings.

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