A firefighter was fatally shot and an officer was injured when a stranded motorist they stopped to help opened fire, Indiana State Police said.
Highlights
- Incident unfolded shortly before 9:30 p.m.
- Monday on SR 135 just south of Palmyra, Indiana.
- A firefighter was fatally shot and an officer was injured when a stranded motorist they stopped to help opened fire.
- The motorist, identified as Justin Moore of Owensboro, Kentucky, also died after he was shot by the officer.
- It’s not clear why Moore was traveling in Indiana and why he was traveling so far, state police say.
- The shooting remains under investigation, but police say it’s under investigation for the officer’s role in the shooting of the motorist and a volunteer firefighter was a good Samaritan who was trying to help.