- Tell City, Indiana Police Sgt. Heather Glenn was killed on a domestic violence call by a suspect police did not know was armed, according to authorities.
- Glenn initially tried to subdue suspect Sean Hubert with an “electronic device” and arrest him before the fatal shooting took place.
- “During a brief struggle, Hubert produced a firearm and Sgt. Glenn was shot,” Indiana State Police said. “Officers with the Tell City Police Department and Cannelton Police Department returned fire and shot Hubert.”
A man suspected of domestic violence fatally shot a police officer in a southern Indiana hospital early Monday and was then killed by other officers, authorities said.
The confrontation occurred at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. Police were called when a victim of domestic violence told hospital staff that Sean Hubert was on his way.
Tell City Sgt. Heather Glenn tried to subdue Hubert, 34, at the hospital with an electronic device and arrest him, but it was ineffective, Indiana State Police said.
INDIANA MAN, POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE AT HOSPITAL IN TELL CITY
“During a brief struggle, Hubert produced a firearm and Sgt. Glenn was shot,” state police said. “Officers with the Tell City Police Department and Cannelton Police Department returned fire and shot Hubert.”
The shooting occurred inside the hospital, near the emergency room, Sgt. John Davis told The Associated Press.
“They did not know he was armed,” Davis said.
Tell City, Indiana Police Sgt. Heather Glenn was shot and killed by a domestic violence suspect inside a local hospital. The suspect, Sean Hubert, was subsequently killed by other officers at the scene. (Tell City Police Department via AP)
Glenn had spent nearly 20 years with the Tell City Police Department and the Perry County Sheriff’s Office.
“Our police department suffered a tremendous loss,” Police Chief Derrick Lawalin said. “We lost a dear colleague, a dear friend. Sgt. Glenn — she’s a cornerstone of our department.”
Lawalin also offered “thoughts and prayers” for Hubert’s family.
INDIANA POLICE INVESTIGATING HOSPITAL SHOOTING THAT INVOLVED OFFICER
Glenn and other officers had been searching for Hubert after speaking to the domestic violence victim Sunday, state police said.
Tell City, population 7,500, is 150 miles south of Indianapolis.
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It was the second death of an Indiana police officer in less than a week. State Trooper Aaron Smith was hit by a stolen vehicle Wednesday while trying to place tire deflation sticks in the road in suburban Indianapolis. An 18-year-old male was charged with murder.
