Police shoot armed suspect

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says an officer shot a suspect in the leg Sunday morning.

Police say the incident occurred in the 200 block of Bakemeyer around 11 a.m. This is on the city's south side.

Police say they received multiple calls reporting a green station wagon driving erratically.

The callers said that the driver of the vehicle had driven through yards before backing into a driveway between two houses.

As officers arrived, the male driver reportedly exited the vehicle with a handgun and ran into one of the houses.

One of the officers observed the male suspect leaving the house still armed with the handgun.

The officer fired at the suspect, striking him in the leg.

The suspect was transported to Wishard Hospital and then on to surgery in critical condition.

Detectives are awaiting positive identification of the suspect.

At this point in the investigation detectives believe the incident to be a home invasion robbery involving narcotics.

Detectives from the Critical Incident Response Team are heading up the investigation along with a standard independent review conducted by the department's Professional Standards division. 

The involved officer has not been identified but will be placed on administrative leave, which is standard protocol for a situation such as this.