An armed man who was fatally shot by officers at the Hollywood Casino & Hotel on Saturday had injured another man with a knife earlier that night, according to the Indiana State Police.
Shortly before 1 a.m., three Lawrenceburg police officers responded to the hotel on Hollywood Boulevard with reports of a man threatening and pursuing another person with a knife on the fourth floor.
The officers were told at the scene the man had begun firing a gun.
Officers exited the hotel elevator on the fourth floor and encountered the armed man in the hallway. An officer commanded the man to drop the handgun he was holding.
The man began shooting, and the officers returned fire, the release said.
The man was struck at least once by the officers. He was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of his injuries.
None of the officers were injured.
One victim sustained minor injuries after the suspect “confronted him with a knife” before police arrived, the release said.
Police believe the victim did not know the suspect.
No other injuries were reported.
An earlier statement by the Lawrenceburg Police Department said police were dispatched to the hotel due to reports of a man “chasing a woman and making threats.”
The Indiana State Police told The Enquirer Saturday afternoon that, at this time, they know of no woman involved in the incident.
The Indiana State Police is conducting an investigation.
Police said the coroner is working to identify the man who died and notify his next of kin of his death.
The identity of the involved officers will not be disclosed at this time, the release said. They are being placed on administrative leave as part of normal Lawrenceburg Police Department protocols.
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