A Plymouth man who tried unsuccessfully to run from police in Starke County is dead following a police-involved shooting. The incident happened around 9:15 a.m. today, according to the Indiana State Police. They were called in to investigate since deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Knox City Police Department were involved.
According to the ISP, the local officers were trying to serve a felony warrant at Bailey’s Furniture, located just south of Toto Road on U.S. 35. In the process of the warrant service, investigators say a black GMC pickup truck drove through the closed garage door of the business and struck a marked Starke County Sheriff’s patrol car. The GMC driver then tried to run over another officer while attempting to flee.
That’s when officers fired their weapons, striking the truck and the driver, who was the sole occupant. He was taken to Starke Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver is identified as 46-year-old William R. Newman of Plymouth. The names of the officers involved have not been released. Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin told WKVI News none of them were injured.
