INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers took an armed suspect in custody on Indy's west side on Wednesday.
IMPD said around 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 5000 block of West Raymond Street.
The initial caller reported seeing an adult male taking letters off a truck they believed was stolen.
Police said at some point when the officer made contact with the suspect, a struggle occurred followed by a foot pursuit.
During the pursuit, IMPD said the suspect pointed a gun at the officer. No shots were fired and the officer called backup.
Drone units, K9 units and SWAT officers responded to locate the suspect.
Some nearby schools were briefly placed on lockdown as a precaution.
Lockdowns on nearby schools have been lifted.
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No suspect was taken into custody.
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IMPD said the lockdown was lifted and the suspect was taken into custody.
"We are grateful to the officers and dedicated teams from SWAT, K9, Drone and various detectives who worked for hours to ensure this armed offender was taken off our streets," the department said.
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