INDIANAPOLIS (WTTV) — Two police officers were shot on the east side of Indianapolis Wednesday night. The alleged suspect, who was reportedly killed by return fire, was identified as 21-year-old Dalys Scott Kohl Jett, a former Warren Harding football player.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 8000 block of East 37th Street around 10:25 p.m. Prior to officers’ arrival at the scene, a 911 caller had reported that there was an ongoing disturbance in the area involving a male armed with a gun.
When officers arrived at the scene, they encountered the male subject, identified as Jett, believed to be at the center of the 911 caller’s complaint. Soon after IMPD made contact with Jett, he fired shots at police. Two officers were struck by the gunfire.
IMPD has reported that the two officers were transported from the scene to an area hospital after the shooting — one by a patrol car and another by medics. The officers are currently in stable condition. IMPD Chief Tanya Terry did not identify the injured officers Wednesday night, but she did describe them both as department veterans…