The shooting in North Manchester was justified

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. (WPTA) – A police shooting in North Manchester last month has been ruled justified, the Wabash County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.

INFORMATION: A man was seriously injured after an hours-long barricade in North Manchester

Jacob Slocum was involved in an hours-long standoff Dec. 3 that stemmed from an alleged armed robbery at a Meijer in Fort Wayne, court records show. After leaving the store with the speaker, which he scanned as a pencil case, Slocum allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it at employees who tried to stop him from leaving the Lima Road store.

Officers from the Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne Police Department and North Manchester Police Department worked together to locate Slocum in a trailer in North Manchester. ISP SWAT officers worked to locate the suspect, who was armed with a handgun, in the trailer, but Slocum allegedly fired at officers.

COURT DOCUMENTS: A North Manchester man was seriously injured after an hours-long standoff Tuesday, accused of stealing a $600 speaker

The officers returned fire and struck Slocum.

Slocum was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

His current condition is unknown, but online court documents list him as wanted.

Slocum was charged with several felonies in connection with the alleged robbery, including:

Illegal possession of a firearm by a serious felon;
intimidation;
Pointing a firearm at another;
Resistance to law enforcement officers by grabbing a weapon;
Criminal negligence with a deadly weapon; and
Theft

The Wabash County District Attorney’s Office reviewed police reports, witness statements and footage of the incident along with other evidence and made its decision in the case.

“After a careful review of this case, it is clear that the Indiana State Police SWAT officers were justified in using deadly force when it was reasonably believed that the force was necessary to prevent serious injury to themselves or other officers. the nearest territory,” the message reads.