Lawrence police officer shot in leg during warrant service

LAWRENCE, Ind. (WISH) — A Lawrence law-enforcement officer was shot in the leg and a man was killed by police Tuesday night during a warrant service in a northeast side neighborhood.

According to Commander Tracey Cantrell with Lawrence Police Department, Lawrence and Indianapolis police were serving warrants in the 9400 block of Burrwood Drive. That’s southeast of the intersection of 46th Street and Post Road. A special weapons and tactics team was deployed because the two people being served were known to carry guns. They were wanted for previous reports of firing guns at homes.

Police surrounded the house. One of the people being sought came from the back of the house and fired a long rifle, hitting the Lawrence police officer in the leg, Cantrell said.

Other officers responded with gunfire, killing a man, police said.

Gunfire from police also hit the other person, but the injuries were not immediately known, Cantrell said.

The people were not immediately identified.

Medics were called to the scene around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The officer shot has been with the Lawrence Police Department for over three years. He was in good spirits at a hospital. The injury was not life-threatening, Cantrell said. Lawrence Police Chief Gary Woodruff went to Eskenazi Hospital to talk with the police officer, Cantrell said.

Lawrence Fire Department tweeted, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured officer as well as their family and their Lawrence police family.”