Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Travis Manlief

Gender : Male

Age : 39

Race : White

Date : 08/27/2025

Location : County Road 400 East and County Road 300 North

City : Greensburg

County : Decatur

State : Indiana

Agency : Decatur County Sheriff’s Office; Greensburg Police Department; Indiana State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/27/2025 around 2:30 p.m., Decatur County deputies and a Greensburg officer conducted a high-risk traffic stop on a vehicle connected to an earlier Ripley County incident. The stop occurred on County Road 400 East near County Road 300 North. A male passenger, identified as 39-year-old Travis Manlief, exited armed with a gun and pointed it at officers. Deputies and the officer opened fire, striking and killing him. Two other occupants, one male and one female, were detained. No officers were injured. The Indiana State Police Versailles Post is conducting an independent investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/police-1-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county-ripley-gunfire-traffic-stop/531-8d04e06e-4126-4897-8b41-495090623210
https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/indiana-state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county
https://www.localnewsdigital.com/2025/08/27/isp-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county/