Press Release

CULVER — The Indiana State Police Bremen Post is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Marshall County.

Just after 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, an officer with the Culver Police Department attempted to stop the driver of a white Chevrolet passenger car that was suspected of driving while intoxicated on SR 17, west of Culver. The Chevrolet’s driver did not stop and led officers on a pursuit through Marshall County.

The Chevrolet eventually came to a stop in a business parking lot in the 1100 block of North Lake Shore Drive in Culver. A Marshall County deputy stopped his police vehicle in front of the Chevrolet. The deputy exited his police vehicle when the driver of the Chevrolet is alleged to have driven forward, pinning the deputy between the Chevrolet and the police vehicle. The deputy then fired several rounds from his issued handgun, striking the Chevrolet’s driver. After being struck, the Chevrolet’s driver drove several hundred feet and crashed into an unoccupied vehicle in a nearby parking lot.

Officers immediately began to render aid to the Chevrolet’s driver until Culver EMS arrived. The Chevrolet’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 30.

The identities of the deputy and the deceased driver of the Chevrolet will be made at a later date. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office has placed the deputy on paid administrative leave. The deputy was taken to a local hospital where he was checked out and released.

At the conclusion of this investigation, all information will be turned over to the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office for review. There is no other information to release currently.