Indiana Officer Shot During Traffic Stop in August Has Died

Evidence markers dot the scene on Richmond, Ind., on Aug. 10, 2022, where Richmond Police Department Officer Seara Burton was critically wounded and a man was injured in a shootout following a traffic stop. Mike Emery/The Palladium-Item via AP

RICHMOND, Ind.—An eastern Indiana police officer who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in August has died more than two weeks after she was removed from life support, authorities said.

Richmond Police Department Officer Seara Burton died Sunday night at a Reid Health facility surrounded by her family, the department said in a statement posted to Facebook.