JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A man was shot and killed during an officer-involved shooting in Jeffersonville, Indiana on Tuesday night.
According to Indiana State Police Sergeant Carey Huls, officers were sent to 65-year-old Richard Glass' apartment on a welfare check due to some "disturbing comments" the man made.
Glass barricaded himself in the apartment and officers were unable to make contact. Officers said he had firearms and mentioned shooting them.
Officers with ISP and Jeffersonville Police backed away from the scene and called the Jeffersonville Police Department SWAT Team for backup.
Around 11:30 p.m., Glass fired his weapon from inside the apartment complex 2 or 3 times, according to Huls.
A Jeffersonville Police Department SWAT team officer fired and struck Glass, killing him. No other injuries were reported.
According to Jeffersonville Police Maj. Isaac Parker, Glass was a combat veteran from Kentucky and suffered from substance abuse.
"I want to be clear, Chief of Police Kenny Kavanaugh and the entire Jeffersonville Police Department administration supports the actions of our officers that night," Parker said.
The entire incident was said to have taken about 3 hours.
Around 1 a.m., Jeffersonville Police Department initiated a "Shelter in Place" order for the area of AVIA North Shores apartments, located at 703 North Shore Drive.
Jeffersonville residents were asked to shelter in place due to Glass barricading himself and firing a weapon indiscriminately from an apartment window at officers.
Just an hour after Jeffersonville residents were asked to shelter in place, Jeffersonville Police released a statement saying the "Shelter in Place" has been lifted, but to avoid the area while police investigate.
Parker said three Jeffersonville police officers who responded to the scene were placed on administrative leave.
An internal investigation into the Jeffersonville Police Department's actions is underway.
Law enforcement confirmed body camera footage was recorded. It will be released at a later date.
"Every individual in proximity to the North Shore Apartments was in grave danger due to the actions of Mr. Glass," Parker said. "The counteractions taken by our officers potentially preserved the lives of many."
Braden Lott, an apartment resident, described Glass as a neighbor who kept to himself but added Glass would accuse neighbors almost weekly of stealing.
"One day you talk to him,[and] he'd be one of the calmest, most collected guys. Real polite, real cordial," Lott said. "Then two days later, you'll talk to him and he's off his rocker, so to speak."
Lott found himself watching on Tuesday night as officers swarmed the apartment complex.
"I just [heard] pops left and right. I was kind of surprised once I noticed what was actually going on," Lotts said. "I mean, honestly, given the situation at hand, and everything has came out after the fact, I feel like the officers on scene handled about as well as they could have."
According to law enforcement, shots from police came 16-minutes after Glass last shot at them.
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