INDIANAPOLIS — A man has died following an officer-involved shooting with IMPD on the city’s northwest side.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Northwest District officers responded to the 4500 block of Woodland Drive for a welfare check at 6:45 p.m.
According to IMPD, an adult female pushed an emergency alert button saying someone was trying to kill her.
Police say they were called to the house the days prior for welfare checks on the male. The caller stated the male was schizophrenic and was sending out “strange” and “dangerous” messages to the family.
Upon arrival, officers located 40-year-old Kendall Gilbert outside the residence. He had a machete and was making threatening statements towards the officers, police says.
The photo below was provided by a neighbor to WRTV.
IMPD says the Special Weapons and Tactics Team responded, along with negotiators and SWAT members, at 9:15 p.m. The SWAT team utilized “less lethal” tactics to de-escalate the situation and attempted to take Gilbert into custody.
According to police, shots were fired “at some point" after that.
Gilbert was provided medical treatment on scene before being transported to a local hospital in critical condition. He later died.
On Friday, Sept. 1, IMPD identified the officer involved as 28-year veteran Lt. John Perkins.
No officers were injured in the incident.
