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Tony G. Maree

Gender : Male

Age : 53

Race : White

Date : 09/25/2024

Location : South 4th Street

City : Merom

County : Sullivan

State : Indiana

Agency : Merom Police Department, Indiana State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/24/2024, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post for a domestic situation involving a shooting and a man who had locked himself in a home near South 4th Street in Merom, Indiana.
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Upon arrival, officers discovered a woman with multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital and then airlifted to a hospital in Indianapolis for further medical care; her injuries were reported as non-life-threatening.
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The man, 53-year-old Tony G. Maree, had locked himself inside the residence. Officers established a perimeter around the home, and the Sullivan County Sheriff requested assistance from the Terre Haute Police Department Emergency Response Team.
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After several unsuccessful verbal and tactical attempts to contact Maree, the response team entered the residence and found him deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The Indiana State Police detectives, with assistance from other agencies, are conducting an active and ongoing investigation. Upon completion, a full report will be submitted to the Sullivan County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 injury
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Last Update: 12/06/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbiw.com/2024/09/25/domestic-situation-in-merom-ends-in-shots-being-fired/
https://www.wvub.org/2024/09/25/merom-standoff-ends-in-suicide/
https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/one-shot-in-barricade-situation-in-merom/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INPOLICE/bulletins/3b80f60
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-shot-1-dead-merom-035900995.html