MEROM – On Tuesday, September 24, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department contacted the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post requesting assistance with a domestic situation involving a shooting and barricaded subject near South 4th Street in Merom.
Upon officers’ arrival, they discovered a female subject with multiple gunshot wounds. She was immediately taken to a local hospital and was then flown via air ambulance to a hospital in Indianapolis for further medical care. Her injuries are non-life threatening.
The alleged shooter, Tony G. Maree, 53, of Merom, had barricaded himself inside a residence near South 4th Street. Officers set up a perimeter around the home, and Sullivan County Sheriff Jason Bobbitt requested further assistance from the Terre Haute Police Department Emergency Response Team. The response team made unsuccessful verbal and tactical attempts to contact Maree. Since Maree was unresponsive, the team entered the residence and located Maree deceased due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Indiana State Police Detectives Jason Schoffstall and Ryan Winters are conducting the investigation with the assistance of Sergeant Michael Featherling, CSI Sergeant Michael Organ, and CSI Sergeant Tim Rader of the Putnamville Post.
Assisting Agencies: Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department, Shelburn Town Marshall, Sullivan City Police Department, Sullivan County Department of Child Services, Sullivan County Coroner’s Office, and SCAT-1.
This is an active and ongoing Indiana State Police investigation. There is no further information to release currently. Upon the completion of the investigation, Indiana State Police detectives will submit a full report of the incident to the Sullivan County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
