EVERTON, Ind. (WISH) — An officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday night in Fayette County is now being investigated by Indiana State Police after an officer shot and killed a man. According to a release from state police, Fayette County officers responded to a house at 9 p.m. near the 6000 block of County Road 200 East on a report of a domestic disturbance involving shots fired. Officers arrived and immediately surrounded the house and called for the three individual’s inside the home to come outside. Police say after an hour of establishing their perimeter, officers saw 71-year-old Michael Sims point a gun at the other individuals inside the home and then pointed it towards the officers. Police say at that time, an officer fired his department-issued rifle, striking the subject. Sims was pronounced dead at the scene and no one else was injured. Indiana State Police is currently processing the scene and conducting a thorough investigation into the events leading up to the shooting. As is standard protocol, the involved officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. ...read more read less