A Seymour man was arrested on two counts of attempted murder following a shooting inside the Jackson County Public Library Wednesday afternoon.
A press release from the Indiana State Police said 18-year-old Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo entered the library just before noon. He then fired one shot from a long gun towards two employees. One sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Cuevas-Bravo then went to the second floor of the library and set down his gun. A library patron tackled him and held him there for law enforcement.
Seymour Police took him into custody. The Indiana State Police, FBI-Indianapolis Field Office, Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Indiana Excise Police, and the Columbus Police Department assisted with the investigation.
Jackson County EMS and the Seymour Fire Department also assisted at the scene.
Police said the investigation indicated Cuevas-Bravo went to Seymour High School earlier that morning to target a Seymour Police Department School Resource Officer. He never entered the school or contacted the officer. He eventually left and went to the library.
Cuevas-Bravo was arrested and taken to the Jackson County Jail. He’s being charged with two counts of attempted murder, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, and intimidation. He will face an initial hearing soon in the Jackson County Circuit Court.
