Warrick County - The suspect involved in this morning’s police action shooting has been identified as Marshall Coleman, 58, of Boonville.
According to state police detectives, the 911 call reporting a male with two knives threatening people at Governor Boon Square Apartments came from Coleman’s cell phone. Coleman resides in the complex and detectives believe Coleman made the 911 call to initiate a confrontation with police. When officers arrived they didn’t see anyone else outside other than Coleman and no other tenants reported being threatened or injured by Coleman.
The Boonville City Police Officers involved in the incident have been identified as Lt. Mark Hadley and Patrolman Trevor Winters. Both officers were placed on paid administrative leave until at least Monday.
The autopsy is taking place at this hour and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Investigating Agency: Indiana State Police
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