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Johnathon Shane Landis

Age : 30

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/02/2025

Location : 2100 block of South Lafountain Street

City : Kokomo

County : Howard

State : Indiana

Agency : Kokomo Police Department

Officer(s) :Daniel Hunkeler

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/02/2025 at approximately 8:00 a.m., officers with the Kokomo Police Department responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of South Lafountain Street near the Indiana University Kokomo campus. Officers encountered Jonathon Shane Landis, 30, outside the apartment complex holding a rifle after witnesses reported he had fired multiple rounds inside the building and again outside.
Officers repeatedly ordered Landis to drop the rifle. According to investigators, Landis refused commands and continued handling the weapon in an erratic and threatening manner, creating an immediate danger to officers, nearby residents, and students. Officer Daniel H. Hunkeler fired a single round, striking Landis in the neck. Officers rendered medical aid, but Landis died at the scene. The Howard County Coroner later identified the decedent as Jonathon Shane Landis, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Indiana University Kokomo honors student.
The Indiana State Police investigated the shooting. Howard County Prosecutor Mark McCann determined that Officer Hunkeler's use of deadly force was legally justified under Indiana law and declined to file criminal charges. The Kokomo Police Department continued an internal administrative review.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/kokomo-pd-person-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting
https://fox59.com/indiana-news/kokomo-police-investigate-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-kokomo-indiana-crime-local-news-south-lafountain-kokomo-police-department/531-7fead89d-ea2a-49b1-aab4-4c5e02968e14
https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-dead-officer-involved-shooting-142859807.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ8aYc7RR-M