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Updated Dec. 3 at 5:23 p.m.
CLAY CITY, Ind. (AP) — A western Indiana sheriff’s deputy was shot in the leg by a man who he and other deputies were trying to arrest on Friday, state police said.
The suspected gunman fled after the shooting about 10 a.m. into a wooded area near the Eel River in southern Clay County before surrendering without incident to officers about three hours later, state police Sgt. Matt Ames said.
The wounded deputy was flown by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital and was expected to make a full recovery, Ames said.
He was among three Clay County deputies who were seeking the man who faced arrest warrants for several felony charges, Ames said. The man was staying in a tent and fired shots at the deputies when they arrived at the rural site about 60 miles southwest of Indianapolis.
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CLAY CITY, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana State Police said a Clay County Sheriff's deputy was shot and multiple law enforcement agencies had responded to the site Friday morning.
The deputy has been transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, state police Sgt. Matt Ames said.
The incident occurred 6 miles south of Clay City on Indiana 59 near the New Brunswick Bridge.
Police are considering it an active scene. They said a suspect was armed with a rifle. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.
Clay City Junior-Senior High School and elementary school were on lockdown, Clay Community Schools officials said.
Clay City is 71 miles southwest of Indianapolis.
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