SULLIVAN – On Wednesday, April 10, Sullivan County Sheriff Jason Bobbitt requested Indiana State Police Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators investigate an officer-involved shooting with two deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department.
According to the initial stages of the investigation, the two deputies fired their department-issued handguns after a male subject, identified as Cameron Lee Atkins, 54, of Sullivan, pointed a firearm at them.
The deputies responded to the Atkins residence, 1839 Tulip Tree Lane, at approximately 3:30 p.m. to address the specifics of a protective order that had been served to Atkins earlier in the day. The protective order was in response to an incident on Tuesday evening in which several police agencies responded to a domestic incident between Atkins and a female.
At approximately 4 p.m., the deputies contacted the sheriff’s office and advised shots had been fired, resulting in Atkins being shot. First aid was immediately rendered to Atkins, yet he succumbed to the injuries.
The two deputies have been placed on administrative leave per department policy. The Sullivan County Coroner’s Office has been contacted, and an autopsy is pending.
Master Trooper Detective Don Curtis is the lead investigator in this incident. Once his investigation is complete, a full report will be submitted to the Sullivan County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
