LOUSIVILLE, Ky. — The man police say shot and injured an Orange County, Indiana deputy Friday, leading to a statewide manhunt, was shot dead by police in Louisville Saturday night.
Indiana State Police confirmed 33-year-old Austin Schepers was shot and killed by police after he was located in a home on Wheeler Avenue in Louisville.
ISP did not give any other information but said the Louisville Police Department will be sharing more information.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, LPD confirmed the police action shooting occurred.
?Alert: We are confirming this is an Officer-Involved shooting. More details to follow here on X.
— LMPD (@LMPD) January 5, 2025
A state-wide manhunt began early Friday morning near West Baden, Indiana. ISP shared additional photos of Schepers on Saturday afternoon.
A Blue Alert was issued, which is when a police officer is missing, seriously injured, or killed in the line of duty, and a suspect has not been arrested. There must be enough descriptive information about the suspect for the alert to be issued.
The Blue Alert was cancelled Saturday night.
Schepers was accused of shooting Deputy Zac Andry multiple times, including in the head, at the intersection of US150 and SR56 in Orange County.
ISP said Schepers and a female passenger in the car fled the scene. Deputy Andry was airlifted to a hopsital in Lousiville, where ISP said he remains in critical but stable condition.
The female passenger with Schepers was located near Orangeville Friday morning around 8 a.m. and was taken into custody, ISP said.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is available.
