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"Joel White and Frank Denzinger of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department have been shot outside a home along the 6000 block of Rachel Court in Georgetown, according to Frank Loop of the sheriff's department. Police say they are searching for a 15-year-old suspect in the shooting.
Police responded to a call at 6:17 p.m. in the 6000 block of Rachel Court in Georgetown of a domestic situation between a mother and a teenage boy in the home, Loop said. At 6:28 p.m., reports from one of the officers said they had both been shot outside the home.
One of the injured officers spoke to dispatchers over the scanner and said he and another officer had been shot with a high-powered rifle from a
subject inside the home. He told dispatchers his leg "was completely destroyed" and was "losing consciousness." He said the other officer was unconscious and hadn't moved since the shooting. The officer told police the shooter was still in the home. Police on the scene said the rifle was likely a M1 assault rifle.
A helicopter arrived about 6:50 p.m. to pick up one of the injured officers to transport him to University Hospital in Louisville. Another officer was taken by ambulance to the hospital. As of 8 p.m., there were dozens of officers from agencies including New Albany Police, Louisville Metro Police, the Jeffersonville Police Department and Indiana State Police surrounding the house. White had been with the sheriff's department about 17 months; Denzinger was a four-year veteran, Loop said.
About 25 homes in the area were evacuated and a half-mile perimeter around the house was secured by police. Officers were preparing to put gaseous chemicals in the house to drive out anyone inside, but Loop said they were uncertain if the shooter was inside the home or had fled. The mother of the teenager has been interviewed by police and is unharmed.
A reporter and photographer are at the scene. Check back here for updates and in Tuesday's edition for a complete report."
Keep these guys in your prayers as the search is still on for the 15-year old boy that shot them!
Police responded to a call at 6:17 p.m. in the 6000 block of Rachel Court in Georgetown of a domestic situation between a mother and a teenage boy in the home, Loop said. At 6:28 p.m., reports from one of the officers said they had both been shot outside the home.
One of the injured officers spoke to dispatchers over the scanner and said he and another officer had been shot with a high-powered rifle from a
subject inside the home. He told dispatchers his leg "was completely destroyed" and was "losing consciousness." He said the other officer was unconscious and hadn't moved since the shooting. The officer told police the shooter was still in the home. Police on the scene said the rifle was likely a M1 assault rifle.
A helicopter arrived about 6:50 p.m. to pick up one of the injured officers to transport him to University Hospital in Louisville. Another officer was taken by ambulance to the hospital. As of 8 p.m., there were dozens of officers from agencies including New Albany Police, Louisville Metro Police, the Jeffersonville Police Department and Indiana State Police surrounding the house. White had been with the sheriff's department about 17 months; Denzinger was a four-year veteran, Loop said.
About 25 homes in the area were evacuated and a half-mile perimeter around the house was secured by police. Officers were preparing to put gaseous chemicals in the house to drive out anyone inside, but Loop said they were uncertain if the shooter was inside the home or had fled. The mother of the teenager has been interviewed by police and is unharmed.
A reporter and photographer are at the scene. Check back here for updates and in Tuesday's edition for a complete report."
Keep these guys in your prayers as the search is still on for the 15-year old boy that shot them!
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