Officers investigate at the scene of this morning’s shooting near the intersection of 34th Street and North Temple Avenue. / Robert Scheer / The Star
IMPD spokeswoman Linda Jackson said the officer was taken to Wishard Memorial Hospital in critical condition. As of 11:30 a.m. Jackson said the officer was still being treated.
“He’s holding his own,” said Jackson. “He’s breathing on his own.”
No information on his name was available but Jackson said the officer had been with the department for several years.
Police are looking for a 1998 gold Toyota Camry with the Indiana license plate 319LOT. Jackson said the car, which had previously been reported stolen, might have damage to the front end driver’s side.
Jackson said the description of the vehicle was being broadcast about every five minutes and that IMPD was coordinating with Indiana State Police to also have the vehicle description included on electronic highway message signs.
Anyone who sees the vehicle is urged to call 911.
The officer was shot when he got out of his squad car and was approaching the vehicle he had stopped.
Jackson said she did not yet know what the original traffic stop was for.
Police emergency command vehicles and many other police cars are gathered at George Washington Park at the intersection of 34th Street and North Temple Avenue. Officers from all over the city were being called in for the search.
