Officers Suspended After Shooting Fort Wayne Man

Last updated on Monday, August 1, 2011

(FORT WAYNE, IN) - A Fort Wayne man is in the hospital after being shot by police officers.

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports officers were sent to the area on reports of a suicidal man firing shots in the air.

When the man refused to drop his gun, two officers fired their own weapons.

Both officers have been placed on administrative leave.

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