Abduction suspect fatally shot by police after multi-county chase
PULASKI COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) – Police fatally shot a kidnapping suspect following an hour-long pursuit spanning multiple counties Tuesday morning.
According to Sgt. Kim Riley with Indiana State Police, around 5 a.m. a man went to a Warren County residence and took a teenage girl. Information was then provided to law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for a white Tahoe.
The man has been identified as Peter J. Doffin Jr.
Riley said officers attempted to pull over the suspected vehicle, which was heading east on State Road 26 in Tippecanoe County just west of West Lafayette. He said the police pursuit originated in Tippecanoe County.
Doffin led officers from several agencies through Tippecanoe, Carroll, White and Pulaski counties.
Riley said stop sticks were deployed several time, causing several flat tires on the Yukon. The chase finally ended just north of the White-Pulaski County Line on U.S. 421 in Pulaski County.
A Pulaski County deputy attempted to deploy stop sticks as a semi attempted to pass him as the pursuit was headed north. The Monon Marshall has had managed to get in front of the suspect’s Yukon, but was forced to drive off the right side of the roadway in order to avoid hitting the semi. The Yukon, which attempted to go between the semi and the Marshall’s vehicle, hit both and finally came to a stop in a ditch.
Riley said Doffin bailed out of the car, showing a weapon and making threatening gestures. Shots were fired at the suspect, killing him.
The teenage girl was found in the passenger seat. Police say she is OK.
No one else was injured in the incident and a Monon Town Marshal’s vehicle was damaged.
The police pursuit lasted about an hour. Indiana State Police are investigating. The road should reopen around noon.Join the discussion on Facebook:
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