Man formally charged for murder of Southport officer
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man has been formally charged following the July 27 shooting of a police officer.
Jason Brown has been officially charged with murder in connection to the shooting of Southport Police Lieutenant Aaron Allan.
Brown was initially scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon, but was later rescheduled to August 3 due to the injuries he sustained. He also faces a class A misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana in the case. Investigators found a 1-quart bag containing 13 smaller baggies believed to contain marijuana.
Brown remains hospitalized and has not booked in the Marion County Jail due to his injuries, so a mugshot for Brown is not yet available. A mugshot for a past drug case in Hendricks County is also not available.
New court documents state the Brown was shot in the right cheek, the right clavicle and the left arm.
Court documents state that Brown shot Lt. Allan 14 times with a Springfield XDM-9, a 9 mm semi-automatic gun, after Allan approached his overturned vehicle to help after a crash. Brown’s vehicle was inverted and in a yard. Officials are still unsure on the motive to the shooting.
Brown was described to be “hysterical” at the scene.
Brown was later hospitalized after another officer shot him following Allan’s shooting. Two officers, one from Homecroft and the other an off-duty Johnson County reserve deputy, fired weapons at Brown.
Allan was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Allan is the first Southport officer to be killed in the line of duty.
Visitation for Allan will be held on August 4 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Crown Hill Funeral Home. His funeral will be held on August 5 at 11 a.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Another man in Brown’s car was interviewed and cleared by investigators. 24-Hour News 8 is not naming him because he has not been charged with a crime.