The suspect who shot an Indiana sheriff's deputy and prompted a statewide Blue Alert was fatally shot during a confrontation with police in Louisville, Kentucky, according to authorities. According to authorities, on Saturday evening, Indiana State Police investigators and officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department were led to a home in Louisville in an attempt to locate Austin Schepers. The 33-year-old suspect was wanted in the shooting of Orange County Deputy Zach Andry early Friday morning in West Baden Springs, a town approximately 56 miles northwest of Louisville.

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Man accused of shooting Indiana deputy shot, killed by law enforcement

The man accused of shooting an Orange County, Indiana deputy sheriff Friday has been shot and killed by law enforcement in Louisville.

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Law enforcement in Indiana issued a statewide Blue Alert for an "armed and dangerous" suspect who allegedly shot a sheriff's deputy in the southern part of the state, authorities said.

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Suspect in shooting of Indiana sheriff's deputy fatally shot by police in Louisville

Orange County deputy in critical condition  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A two-day manhunt of the shooter of an Orange County deputy sheriff concluded in Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday after the suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement.  Investigators say just after midnight Friday, Orange County Deputy Sheriff Zac Andry walked up to 33-year-old Austin Schepers’ vehicle because it was stopped in the road. Indiana State Police said Schepers shot A…

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LOUISVILLE — A man who allegedly shot an Orange County Sheriff's deputy was killed during a police shooting in Louisville Saturday night. According to a press release, Indiana State Police and officers with the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department were attempting to locate Schepers in a home in the 3700 block of Wheeler Avenue in Louisville before Saturday night's shooting. During the investigation, police successfully located Schepers. Aus…

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Man who allegedly shot Orange County deputy killed by police in Louisville

WEST BADEN, Ind. — Indiana State Police has concluded the Blue Alert for a wanted man due to his role in shooting an Orange County deputy. The two-day manhunt for the shooter of an Orange County deputy sheriff has concluded tonight in Louisville, Kentucky, according to the Indiana State Police (ISP). Tonight, State Police investigators and officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department were attempting to locate 33-year-old Austin Schepers.…

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An intensive two-day search for the man who shot an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy ended Saturday night in Louisville, Kentucky. State Police investigators and officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department went to a home in Louisville in hopes of finding 33-year-old Austin Schepers. Police found Schepers and a confrontation resulted in Schepers being shot and killed. Orange County Deputy Sheriff Zac Andry is in critical but stable conditi…

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Suspect in Southern Indiana Police Shooting Shot and Killed in Louisville

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- The search for the suspected shooter of an Orange County sheriff's deputy has ended after he was shot in Louisville, Kentucky. 
	
		Suspect at large after Orange County deputy was shot in the head	   Officials with the Indiana State Police say officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department were led to a home in the 3700 block of Wheeler Avenue in Louisville, attempting to locate Jasper native Austin Schepers for hi…

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Suspected shooter of an Orange County deputy shot in Louisville

An Indiana deputy was shot and critically wounded while responding to a call in Orange County early Friday, and the suspect remains on the run.

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Manhunt ends: Suspect accused of shooting Indiana deputy killed by police, officials say

LOUISVILLE, Ind. — A man who allegedly shot an Orange County Sheriff's deputy was killed during a police shooting in Louisville Saturday night. According to a press release, Indiana State Police and officers with the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department were attempting to locate Schepers in a home in the 3700 block of Wheeler Avenue in Louisville before Saturday night's shooting. During the investigation, police successfully located Scheper…

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At 8:20 p.m., police shared a post on social media asking people to avoid the area in the 3700 block of Wheeler Ave. due to a critical incident.

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