MARION — Indiana State Police are investigating an officer involved shooting in Marion, according to the Marion Police Department.
According to police, early Sunday morning, Marion Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the 1500 block of S. Florence St. Reports stated the suspect vehicle was a gold SUV.
A gold SUV was located by an officer and a traffic stop was made in the 3000 block of S Curfman Road, police says.
The driver of the SUV, identified as William White, 34, exited the vehicle and ignored the officer's commands and then proceeded to flee on foot which led to a foot pursuit by the officer, according to police.
The officer deployed a TASER to White, but it was not effective.
At this point, according to police, White then pulled out a handgun and it fell to the ground.
The officer gave White several verbal commands and White continued to advance towards the officer as he tried to grab his service weapon, according to police.
According to police, White picked up his handgun on the ground and the officer responded by firing his service weapon. He shot at White once, striking him.
Medics responded to the scene to access White's injures and he was later pronounced dead.
The Grant County Coroner said Monday that White was shot once in the head.
The Marion Police Department released body cam footage of the incident on their Facebookpage.
According to a tweet from Sergeant Tony Slocum no officers were injured in the shooting.
Indiana State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting in Marion. There is no ongoing threat to the public. No officers have been injured. More information will be released later today.
— Sgt. Tony Slocum (@ISPPeru) February 5, 2023
Indiana State Police are investigating the incident.
At this time, the Marion officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, according to the department.
This is standard procedure for the Marion Police Department with officer involved shootings.
