One fatally shot, two in custody in Blackford County
About 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a shooting at a home along South Blackford County Road 500 East.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
That person's name, and those of the two individuals taken into custody, were not immediately released "as investigators continue to gather evidence and conduct interviews," according to a news release.
The Blackford County Major Incident Team — including members of the sheriff's department and the Hartford City Police Department — are investigating the homicide, along with Indiana State Police.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the Blackford County Sheriff's Department at 765-348-0930, extension 1.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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