Wanted Man Dead After Police Involved Shooting In Louisville
Jan 06, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WOWO) — A man who has been wanted by Indiana State Police since Friday for shooting a sheriff’s deputy in southern Indiana was found late Saturday night.
Indiana State Police say Austin Schepers, 33, was found at a home in Louisville, and after a short confrontation with Louisville Metro Police Schepers was shot to death.
“While details regarding the confrontation remain under investigation, the confrontation resulted in Schepers being shot and killed at the scene by law enforcement,” said Master Trooper Phil Hensley in an ISP press release.
Schepers had been wanted since early Friday morning. State police say Schepers shot Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Zac Andry on the side of a roadway near West Baden. Andry was checking on a car that he discovered stopped on the side of the road at the intersection of US 150 and State Road 56.
Troopers say while Andry was beside the silver Pontiac Grand Prix, Schepers, who was inside the car, shot Andry multiple times. There was a woman in the car at the time as well and she ran from the shooting scene. She was later found near Orangeville.
Andry remains in critical condition at the hospital.
ISP had issued a “Blue Alert” for Schepers after the shooting occurred and had been looking vigorously for him since then.
With Schepers’ death at the hands of LMPD police officers, ISP says there is no longer a danger to the public.
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