56-year-old man dies, marshal hurt after police shooting in White County town
WOLCOTT, Ind. (WISH) — A 56-year-old Wolcott man died and a town marshal was wounded in a police shooting Tuesday night in a small White County town, Indiana State Police said Wednesday.
The shooting happened as police from multiple agencies served an arrest warrant for Perry Boyd about 9:20 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of West Anderson Street in Wolcott, state police said in a news release.
Boyd died upon arrival with emergency medical crews at a hospital in Monticello.
The town marshal, who has not yet been identified by state polie, was taken to a Lafayette-area hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The shootout between Boyd and police involved White County Sheriff’s Department deputies, the town marshal and a deputy town marshal. When authorities arrived at the home where Boyd was, he went into the home. Gunfire erupted after the authorities entered the home.
State police said it will not identify the officers involved until White County Prosecutor Robert Guy reviews the completed case.
A town website identifies the town marshal as James M. Herre and the deputy marshal as Andrew J. Lanoue.
Court documents show Boyd had been charged in White Superior Court on June 10 with two counts of battery.
Wolcott is a town of 970 people in western White County. The town is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
On Oct. 22, Wolcott was the scene of the murder of two brothers, Daniel Benyon, 24, and Mathew Benyon, 20. In that case, Breann Cobb, 20, her boyfriend, Marlin Seay, 19, and Dorian Hale Jr., 19, were each charged in White Superior Court with two counts of murder, according to online court documents.
