16-year-old Indiana boy arrested for allegedly shooting at police chief’s house
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Indiana State Police (ISP) arrested a 16-year-old male suspect earlier this week after he allegedly fired a gun at a police chief’s residence.
The arrest got here Tuesday after an investigation by ISP detectives who responded to experiences of a shooting at the house of Clarksville, Indiana, Police Chief Mark Palmer on Sept. 18, in line with a information launch.
No one was injured through the incident, however investigators discovered shell casings indicating that seven rounds had been fired into the house from a 9mm and that a few of them struck and entered Palmer’s residence.
The suspect, whose id has not been launched as a result of he’s a juvenile, has been charged with two counts of tried homicide and one rely of reckless discharge of a firearm, a Class 5 felony.
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Indiana State Police detectives responded Sept. 18 to experiences of a shooting at the Clarksville dwelling of Indiana Police Chief Mark Palmer.
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Investigators found the suspect after acquiring surveillance footage at Clarksville High School, the place a employees member recognized a pupil primarily based on “the way he walked and ran,” in line with native WHAS11 News.
The employees member additionally notified police that {the teenager} was buddies with a pupil from neighboring New Albany High School, whose white car gave the impression to be the identical one seen within the video, the native newspaper reported.
When police questioned the New Albany pupil, he admitted to going to the police chief’s house and that somebody had fired pictures, however claimed he solely went there to combat one other teenager. The teenager reportedly stated he had given the opposite individual the unsuitable handle, as a substitute giving it to the police chief as a way to get him into bother.
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The suspect was reportedly a pupil at New Albany High School in Clarksville, Indiana.
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After the investigation carried out with the help of the Clarksville Police Department and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, ISP obtained an arrest warrant for the New Albany pupil.
If convicted of tried homicide, the unidentified 16-year-old may withstand 80 years in jail, 40 years on every rely.
Jim Bard, Palmer’s neighbor, informed WHAS11 News he needs to go away Clarksville, his dwelling of 20 years, due to the growing violence he fears will endanger his household.
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Aerial view of Clarksville, Indiana, which lies alongside the Ohio River and is a part of the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan space.
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“Now that it’s here, it’s inevitable,” Baird informed the media. “I’m worried about that.”
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“If I didn’t have kids, I could handle it better, but I feel like I have to protect my family and do whatever I have to do,” he added.
