Officer shoots, kills armed suspect at Kokomo gas station

KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — A Kokomo Police Department officer shot and killed a suspect who was reportedly robbing a gas station at gun point, according to Kokomo PD.

An officer responded to the Casey’s General Store in the 1500 block of S. Dixon Road in Kokomo on a report of a robbery in progress around 5:30 p.m. Friday. The officer arrived to find a woman pointing a gun at the store clerk, according to police.

When the officer ordered her to drop the gun, she pointed it at the officer. The officer, who is described by the Kokomo Police Department as a 10-year veteran of the force, shot and killed the suspect.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The situation is being investigated by the Howard County Coroner’s Office and the Kokomo Police Department Criminal Investigation Division.

The woman’s name has not been released.

No one else was injured.

Anyone with information concerning the incident is asked to call Kokomo PD at 765-456-7326.