INDIANAPOLIS – Tuesday morning, Indiana State Troopers assigned to the Indianapolis District’s All Crimes Policing Squad, were in the area of 43rd Street and Shadeland Avenue looking for a stolen car thought to be in the area.
At 10:32 a.m. troopers spotted the stolen black Hyundai Sonata and attempted to pull the car over. The driver fled, leading troopers on a pursuit on city streets, then onto I-465 southbound. When the driver of the Hyundai tried to exit at Brookeville Road he lost control, went airborne, and crashed into a wooded area along the highway.
The Indiana State Police Helicopter was conducting a patrol flight in the area and responded to assist. The pilot, along with a tactical flight officer, saw two people get out of the car and run from the scene. They were able to direct responding officers to the location of the suspects who were safely apprehended a short time later.
Indiana State Police K9 Apache, along with his handler, responded to the scene to assist. While conducting a search of the vehicle a loaded revolver was found with the hammer cocked laying on the back floorboard.
Also in the vehicle was a loaded shotgun under the driver’s seat and a backpack containing several types of ammunition. Four more firearms were found in the vehicle as a projectile launcher that can attach to a rifle. The evidence was processed at the scene and has been submitted to the Indiana State Police Crime Lab for further analysis.
The driver of the Hyundai was identified as a 17-year-old juvenile, and the passenger who fled was 14 years old. The 14-year-old was recently reported as a run-away. Both suspects were arrested and transported to the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center.
The 17-year-old driver is facing preliminary charges of auto theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting arrest with a vehicle resisting arrest and minor in possession of a firearm.
The 14-year-old passenger is facing charges of resisting law enforcement.
This investigation is ongoing and there is no further information to release. The charges listed are preliminary, actual charges will be determined by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office upon review of the case.
