Overview
- Police say a traffic stop escalated when a vehicle failed to stop and fled with two adult males and a juvenile inside.
- Officers detained the two adults and the juvenile was later found hiding in a nearby car with a gunshot wound to his leg that police say was self‑inflicted.
- Investigators recovered four handguns in the incident, with two reportedly on the juvenile, one found along his route of flight, and one inside the vehicle.
- IMPD deployed K9 units, SWAT, drones and the Indiana State Police helicopter and advised residents to stay indoors while about 76 officers worked the scene.
- The case is active with limited public detail and fits a recent regional pattern of traffic stops that escalate into pursuits involving minors, guns, and formal reviews of police handling.