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For Immediate Release                                                                    Contact: Lt. Scott Galloway

   June 27^th, 2017                                                                                 sdgalloway@lafayette.in.gov

                                                                                                                          (765) 807-1224

Domestic Disturbance Shot Fired

On June 27^th, around 1:40 am, Lafayette Police responded to a domestic disturbance in the 1800 block of Shoshone Drive.  A man and woman were outside arguing, when the male subject discharged a firearm.  There was no one injured.  Police arrived and the alleged suspect ran into a nearby apartment building.  The man was not located, but police executed a search warrant on an apartment where the man lived and found weapons.  Police seized the weapons, collected evidence, and are continuing to investigate the matter.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Lafayette Police Department at (765) 807-1200 or the anonymous We-Tip Hotline at (800) 78-CRIME.

Lt. Scott Galloway / Community Outreach & Crime Prevention

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