NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Indiana State Police (ISP) troopers in Sellersburg are investigating a police-involved shooting after the suspect allegedly murdered two people, led police on a pursuit, and later kidnapped a woman at gunpoint.
Around 10 a.m. Monday, authorities learned of a double murder at a New Albany gas station located at Beechwood and Grant Line Roads.
Officers with the New Albany Police Department, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department, and ISP responded to the scene.
When officers observed the suspect driving a maroon SUV, they pursued the suspect to Charlestown Road just north of I-265. The suspect then stopped his car near a business parking lot, fled on foot, and entered a local restaurant.
Once inside the restaurant, the suspect allegedly took a woman hostage at gunpoint and forced her into a silver SUV in a back parking lot. As officers surrounded the area, the hostage fell from the vehicle, and the suspect then attempted to run over officers, police said. Responding police officers from the New Albany Police Department and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department then shot the suspect, who was subdued after the SUV crashed into the back of the restaurant.
The suspect and the kidnapping victim were transported to University Hospital in Louisville with non-life-threatening injuries.
ISP detectives and crime scene investigators are investigating the kidnapping and police-involved shooting at the Charlestown Road scene. The double-murder is being investigated by detectives with the New Albany Police Department.
Information will be updated police release more details to the media.
