INDIANAPOLIS—A sheriff’s deputy and a suspect have died following a gunfight early Sunday inside a mobile home that also left a second deputy injured, authorities said.
Howard County Deputy Carl Koontz died at an Indianapolis hospital after being shot about 12:30 a.m. Sunday at a mobile home in Russiaville, Sheriff Steven Rogers said during a news conference Sunday afternoon outside of an Indianapolis hospital.
A second deputy, Sgt. Jordan Buckley, also was shot and was in stable condition, alert and conscious, Indiana State Police said. Both officers had been wearing body armor, and fellow officers took them out of the mobile home to provide first aid.
Sergeant Jordan J. Buckley, 35 of the Howard County Sheriff Department is seen in an undated photo provided by the Indiana State Police. Authorities say Buckly is one of two central Indiana sheriff's deputies who were shot while serving warrants. at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016, at a trailer park in Russiaville, which is about 60 miles north of Indianapolis. Buckley, a nine-year veteran, is in stable condition. AP Photo/Indiana State Police
