2 in custody after IMPD officer fires shots

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis police say an officer fired shots at an armed man who refused to lower his gun early Wednesday morning on the southeast side of the city.

According to IMPD, officers were called to Family Dollar on E. Raymond Street near Sherman Drive around 1:30 a.m. on report of a suspicious person.

When police arrived, the man ran between two buildings.

A second man armed with a gun refused to lower the firearm, according to police, and an officer fired multiple shots. No one was hurt.

The armed man, later identified as 29-year-old Christopher Depriest of Indianapolis, was taken into custody.

A tip around 4:30 a.m. alerted police that the man who fled was hiding nearby, in the 3300 block of Bethel Avenue. He was taken into custody and identified as 39-year-old Maurice Dunlap of Indianapolis. He was wanted on an unrelated warrant, according to police.

It’s unclear if the two men are connected, police said.

IMPD’s critical incident review team and internal affairs department will investigate the incident.

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