Fayette County Deputy Fatally Shoots 71-Year-Old During Domestic Disturbance

Overview

• Deputies went to a home near the 6000 block of County Road 200 E after Sunday night's reports of a domestic disturbance with shots fired.
• About an hour after they arrived, officers saw Michael Sims, 71, point a gun at people inside and then toward law enforcement, prompting a deputy to fire a department-issued rifle.
• Paramedics began life-saving measures, but Sims was pronounced dead at the scene, and no deputies or other individuals were hurt.
• The Fayette County Sheriff's Office asked the Indiana State Police to investigate, and the involved deputy is on administrative leave as a routine step.
• State police detectives and crime-scene teams are processing evidence with help from Connersville police, the county coroner, and the prosecutor's office, and their findings will go to the county prosecutor for review.