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Ashley Lynn Nolan

Gender : Female

Age : 41

Race : White

Date : 08/12/2024

Location : 600 block of Watersonway Circle

City : Indianapolis

County : Marion

State : Indiana

Agency : Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

Officer(s) :Officer Thomas Nolan

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by husband officer at home

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 12, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving a weapon at a residence in the 600 block of Watersonway Circle on the city's south side. Upon arrival, officers heard gunshots from within the home.
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Inside, officers discovered two teenage girls, each with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University; one was in stable condition, while the other sustained critical injuries.
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In the backyard, officers found 41-year-old Ashley Lynn Nolan and her husband, 43-year-old Officer Thomas Joseph Nolan, both deceased from gunshot wounds. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
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Investigators determined that Officer Nolan fatally shot his wife, Ashley, and wounded their two daughters before dying by suicide.
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Officer Nolan began his law enforcement career in 2003 as a reserve deputy with the Marion County Sheriff's Office. He transitioned to IMPD as a reserve officer following departmental consolidation and resigned from his position on May 15, 2024, after 21 years of service.
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Ashley Nolan was remembered as a loving mother, daughter, and sister, known for her kindness and devotion to her family.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT:
2 fatalities (Ashley Lynn Nolan and Officer Thomas Joseph Nolan)
2 injuries (their teenage daughters)
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Last Update: December 6, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/impd-multiple-victims-in-south-indianapolis-shooting-reserve-officer-murder-suicide-thomas-joseph-nolan-marion-county-deputy-perry-township-teens/531-b562f2f2-c5d0-4a84-bf32-fc5635b6d382
https://fox59.com/news/impd-responds-to-domestic-disturbance-that-leaves-at-least-1-person-shot-on-indys-south-side/
https://people.com/indiana-man-kills-wife-injures-teenage-daughters-turns-gun-himself-8696569
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/1-shot-multiple-injured-during-domestic-disturbance-on-indys-southwest-side
https://www.indianafuneralcare.com/obituary/Ashley-Nolan