Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/05/2025

Location : 1 Courthouse Square

City : Danville

County : Hendricks

State : Indiana

Agency : Hendricks County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed confrontation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/05/2025, a deputy with the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office shot and killed a man outside the Hendricks County Courthouse in Danville. Authorities said the man was armed and acting suspiciously in the courthouse parking lot. When deputies attempted to engage him, the situation escalated. The man allegedly pointed a gun. Police shot and killed him. The man died at the scene. The Indiana State Police is conducting an independent investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/deputy-involved-shooting-outside-hendricks-county-courthouse-danville-indiana/531-1870b324-0c31-4e19-a688-e1d67a4ffb67
https://fox59.com/indiana-news/state-police-investigating-deadly-shooting-outside-hendricks-county-courthouse/
https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/man-shot-and-killed-by-deputy-outside-hendricks-county-courthouse/
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2025/05/05/hendricks-county-deputy-shoots-man-outside-courthouse/73591472007/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/public-safety/deputy-fatally-shoots-armed-man-at-hendricks-county-courthouse