Avon man killed in police shooting at casino hotel in Lawrenceburg

One dead after police shooting at Hollywood Casino Hotel

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (WISH) — This story has been updated with more information from the Indiana State Police.

An Avon man was shot and killed Saturday after he exchanged gunfire with police officers at a casino hotel in southeastern Indiana.

State police on Monday identified him as Milo L. Kirsh, 45. Results of an autopsy on Monday were pending, police said.

Sgt. Stephen Wheeles with Indiana State Police that ISP Versailles District was investigating a police shooting that happened around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Hollywood Casino Hotel in Lawrenceburg. 

The Lawrenceburg Police Department says officers were called to the hotel after a male was reported chasing a female and making threats. State police later said Kirsh was armed with a knife.

Shortly after, a “shots fired” call came through at the hotel. Police say officers learned Kirsh had started firing a gun on the fourth floor of the hotel.

Officers took an elevator up to the fourth floor and found Kirsh in the hallway. One officer commanded him to drop his gun, but police say Kirsh began shooting. Police fired back, and Kirsh was hit at least once. He was died at the scene. 

No officers were injured.

It was not clear if the female was injured or how she and Kirsh were connected.

State police also say another person sustained minor injuries after Kirsh approached that person with a knife before police arrived.