CPD Responds to Shots Fired in Home

February 20, 2025

One man was taken into custody after Columbus Police Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1:13 pm today. The investigation is still ongoing, but the preliminary details indicate that a witness went to check on a 68-year-old man at his house in the 300 block of Pence Street. The witness indicated the man answered the door with a firearm and shot it inside the house. Based on witness statements, the man appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis.

CPD officers arrived and set up a perimeter around the home and activated the CPD SWAT Team, which is made up of members of the Columbus Police Department, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, and Columbus Regional Hospital Medics. Before the SWAT Team set up, the man came outside holding a handgun. He complied with officers’ commands and was taken into custody without incident. The firearm was seized. No injuries were reported and no one else was located inside. The man was transported to the hospital by officers.

CPD detectives were called to the scene and are still investigating.