Breaking news coming out of Indianapolis where a police officer from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has been shot on duty during a warrant execution inside of the city.
The travesty occurred at around 1:40 PM during a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) raid at a home near Harlann Street and Spann Avenue on the southeastern most side of the city.
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Responding officers quickly opened fire on the suspect, striking the individual and taking him down, according to the Indianapolis Metro Police.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IMPDNOW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IMPDNOW</a>: RE: Spann Ave, No further public safety threat. Suspect condition unknown at this time. Suspect and Officer being treated local hospital. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a> <a href="https://t.co/dnbCBj3ZD3">pic.twitter.com/dnbCBj3ZD3</a></p>— IMPD (@IMPDnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/IMPDnews/status/941027820230332418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Both the suspect and the officer are currently seeking emergency medical treatment at a nearby hospital.
IMPD says there is no additional public safety threat. We will update this story with more information when it becomes available.
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