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Names released in a officer-involved fatal shooting

Sue Loughlin, The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.
A Terre Haute police officer responding to a domestic stabbing on Thursday shot and killed a man armed with a knife, according to city and state police.

The incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. at 1644 First Ave. in Terre Haute, according to Indiana State Police, who are conducting the investigation.

The individual who died has been identified as James Ready, 42, of Terre Haute.

Officer Adam Noel of the traffic unit was involved in the incident. In a news conference Thursday afternoon, Terre Haute Police Department Chief Shawn Keen said Noel has eight years of service and is “an exceptional officer.”

Per department policy, Keen said, Noel has been placed on administrative leave.

Vigo County Prosecutor Terry Modesitt asked the Indiana State Police to conduct the investigation.

Police were dispatched to the home on First Avenue to investigate a domestic disturbance. Keen said the 911 call came from a male caller inside the residence.

Noel arrived less than a minute after the radio call and heard a woman screaming inside the house. Noel kicked in the door and entered. Inside, he saw Ready brandishing a knife, police said.

Despite repeated verbal commands to drop the knife, Ready advanced toward the officer while still wielding the knife.

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I’ll go out on a limb and call this one a save. BZ Officer Noel! I’ll also presume the last thing Mr. Ready heard was “Drop the knife.”

Man gets shot while trying to break in to a Lexington apartment, police say

Christopher Leach
A man attempting to break into a Lexington apartment was shot and sent to the hospital early Friday morning, according to Lexington police.

The incident happened at approximately 1:30 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Nicholasville Road, said Lt. Joe Anderson with the Lexington Police Department. The break-in suspect had already fled when police arrived to the scene.

The suspect checked himself into a local hospital roughly one hour later with a gunshot wound, according to Anderson. The suspect was shot while trying to break into the apartment.

Anderson said the man’s injuries were non-life-threatening.

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