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Christopher W. Fortin

Gender : Male

Age : 34

Race : White

Date : 07/25/2023

Location : 1309 Fruitridge Ave

City : Terre Haute

County : Vigo

State : Indiana

Agency : Terre Haute PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man appeared at a business pointing a gun at employees, saying this was his business now and they needed to get out. Terre Haute PD arrived and created a standoff and the man retreated into a storage building. Police shot and killed him when he emerged, claiming he had pointed a gun at them. The shooter officers were cleared by the County Prosecutor within days.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/local-news/thpd-armed-and-barricaded-situation-underway/

https://www.wbiw.com/2023/07/26/names-released-for-officer-involved-shooting-in-terre-haute/

https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/local-news/police-release-id-of-terre-haute-man-killed-in-stand-off/

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-terre-haute-indiana/531-52bdfeea-2887-496a-ba96-ae9145ee8b74

https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/update-man-dies-after-being-shot-by-police-in-armed-confrontation-in-1300-block-of/article_293e9be0-2af7-11ee-a70e-331c320479a6.html

https://www.wthitv.com/news/prosecutors-office-clears-terre-haute-officers-of-wrongdoing-after-police-involved-shooting-at-u-s/article_bcc36c2c-3085-11ee-83fc-abf9c5e5732d.html

https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/prosecutor-clears-two-terre-haute-officers-in-july-25-fatal-shooting/article_77dc3fae-3084-11ee-9ade-5fef3b3cb130.html#:~:text=Police%20gather%20to%20investigate%20after,the%20clear%20regarding%20the%20shooting.