1 dead after officers shoot man during standoff in Jeffersonville
A man is dead after a SWAT officer from the Jeffersonville Police Department shot him during a standoff in an apartment building in downtown Jeffersonville Tuesday night.
During a news conference early Wednesday morning, Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls said police were called to the Avia Apartments in the 700 block of North Shore Drive at around 9:30 p.m. after a resident contacted Jeffersonville police to conduct a welfare check. Huls said the man, later identified as 65-year-old Richard Glass, reportedly made "disturbing" statements that prompted calls to check his apartment.
Huls said Glass also contacted the Jeffersonville Police Department himself and made comments about a possible crime and his phone being hacked.
When officers arrived, Huls said they repeatedly tried to get Glass, who had barricaded himself inside his apartment, to come out, but were unsuccessful. At one point, he reportedly told officers he had a gun and after shots were heard in the apartment complex, a regional SWAT team was called to the scene.
Huls said Glass reportedly began firing out of his windows at officers stationed outside the building several times during the standoff, prompting a SWAT officer to return fire. Officers reportedly tried to contact him several times, but got no response. Police then breached the apartment and found Glass dead.
Huls said it would be "a long time" before full details for the case will be made available.
ISP is continuing to investigate, he said.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Jeffersonville police shoot, kill man during apartment standoff
