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Robert A. Vicena

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : White

Date : 04/28/2024

Location : 6008 Moeller Road, Lot #165

City : New Haven

County : Allen

State : Indiana

Agency : Indiana State Police

Officer(s) :Sgt. Howard Lininger, Patrolman Aaron Koch, Patrolman Braden Pope

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 27, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., New Haven Police Department officers responded to a domestic battery call at 6008 Moeller Road, Lot #165, in the Cedarwood Trails mobile home park. During an attempt to arrest 37-year-old Robert A. Vicena, an altercation occurred in which Vicena attacked Sgt. Howard Lininger and Patrolman Aaron Koch with a knife, causing injuries.
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Officers opened fire, fatally wounding Vicena, who was pronounced dead in his home. Sgt. Lininger and Patrolman Koch were transported to local hospitals with stable injuries.
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Sgt. Lininger, Patrolman Koch, and Patrolman Braden Pope were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. A police autopsy confirmed that Vicena died from multiple gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.
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The Indiana State Police, with assistance from the Allen County Coroner’s Office and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, are conducting the investigation.
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LAST UPDATE: 12/07/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wane.com/top-stories/isp-1-male-dead-after-injuring-new-haven-officers-with-a-knife/
https://www.wboi.org/2024-04-30/new-haven-domestic-violence-arrest-leads-to-two-injured-officers-suspect-killed
https://www.wishtv.com/news/isp-man-fatally-shot-by-new-haven-police-after-attacking-injuring-officers-with-a-knife/
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/indiana-state-police-isp-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-northeast-indiana-fort-wayne-new-haven-robert-a-vicena/531-58113d13-e930-49de-8ca4-839865afce3b
https://www.wbiw.com/2024/04/28/isp-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-new-haven/