Officer in Critical Condition After Being Shot at Indiana Hospital
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A LaPorte County sheriff's deputy in Indiana was shot by a suspect inside the emergency room of a hospital in Michigan City on Friday and is in critical condition, authorities reported. In a press conference following the shooting, officials stated that Officer Jon Samuelson, 33, was shot while assisting what he believed to be a stranded motorist in need of medical attention. Indiana State Police Sergeant Glen Fifield said a preliminary investigation revealed that Samuelson had stopped to help someone he thought was a stranded driver whose vehicle had broken down around 6:45 a.m. in La Porte County, just outside Westville. Samuelson took the driver to Franciscan Health hospital in Michigan City at the man's request; however, once he exited the hospital building, he learned that the driver 'may have been involved in a prior criminal incident.' After returning to the hospital, a confrontation erupted in the emergency room, during which the suspect pulled out a firearm and shot at the officer, Fifield explained. The suspect then fled on foot, running through the parking lot toward a wooded area. 'Responding officers quickly located the suspect in that wooded area and took him into custody without further incident. During the search for the suspect, they were able to locate a gun that he had in his possession,' Fifield noted.
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