(WABASH) — An officer was shot and a boy was stabbed during a domestic incident in Wabash Thursday morning.
Around 7 a.m., officers were called to a home at 294 East Maple Street after a report of a domestic dispute.
According to Indiana State police, officers arrived and found William Sendelbach outside of the home with a gun. As police approached, Sendelbach fired a shotgun blast and struck Officer Nick Brubaker in the leg. Brubaker is a 23-year veteran of the city police force. He is expected to recover from his injury.
Officers returned fire and hit Sendelbach several times. He was airlifted from the scene to a Fort Wayne hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.
When police went inside home, they found a 10-year-old boy – Sendelbach’s son – with an apparent stab wounds. He was taken to Riley Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
No other information was released.
