MUNSTER — The Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division Lowell Post was requested by the Munster Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting.
Preliminary investigation shows that at approximately 7:40 p.m., officers with the Munster Police Department were in the area of Ridge Road and Manor Avenue attempting to locate a stolen vehicle. The officers located a stolen black 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Mobile gas station located at 323 Ridge Road.
When the officers drove into the parking lot of the gas station, the suspect, 30-year-old Roy Viverette, of Hammond, got into the Jeep and proceeded to ram the police cars with his vehicle. An officer then fired his weapon at Viverette, striking the windshield of the Jeep.
Viverette exited the Jeep and ran west from the gas station. Officers pursued him on foot and a taser was deployed resulting in Viverette being placed into custody. Viverette was rendered first aid at the scene and was transported to a local hospital for medical clearance prior to being transported to the Lake County Jail.
Viverette also had an active full extradition warrant out of Cook County, IL. for numerous offenses in Illinois.
