BEECH GROVE, Ind. (WXIN) — One police officer was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Beech Grove, Indiana on Monday. The suspect was taken into custody Monday evening, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Beech Grove Police Department officials identified the officer killed in the shooting as 33-year-old Brian Elliott, who had been on the force for two years. Elliott served with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department prior and was described as a “Beech Grove kid” who always wanted to be a Beech Grove police officer.
“Officer Brian Elliott gave his life in the line of duty tonight. Maureen and I are praying for his family, loved ones, and his brothers and sisters in uniform as they grieve this unimaginable loss,” Governor Mike Braun said in a social media post. “We continue to pray for a full recovery for the second officer injured in tonight’s shooting.”…