Officer Down - Indiana
- A police officer was killed and another wounded early Tuesday in a shootout with a gunman near a motel, authorities said.
The officers were investigating a report of gunshots near the Wooden Indian Motel at 1:37 a.m., Police Chief Tom Fautz said.
The gunman shot at the officers when they tried to apprehend him.
The officers returned fire, fatally wounding the gunman, Fautz said.
Cpl. Nick Polizzotto, 34, a nine-year veteran of the force, also died in the shooting, Fautz said.
Prayers for the fallen - especially this close to Police Memorial Month
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
17 Comments:
Rest in Peace my brothers.....
Rest in Peace.
God be with his family.
At least the shooter was killed.
Corporal Nick POLIZZOTTO, South Bend PD
Rest In Peace. May St. Michael the Archangel bring you to God's side.
God bless him and his family...Rest in peace..
You will never be forgotten brother. may you have eternal peace. Your family and memory will never be forgotten, your legacy will always live on..... 008 dist p.o.
God Speed to your Familes.
My prayers are with the families!
God Speed to our fallen hero!
God Bless
St Michael welcome you before our Father
RIP to the brave warrior!!!
The world is a lesser place today. God bless Corporal Polizzotto and his family, and all Police Officers everywhere.
Rest in Peace. We'll be keeping you and family in our prayers.
GOD BLESS, REST IN PEACE............ AND GOD BLESS THE P.O. THAT TOOK THE SHOOTER OUT
My thoughts and prayers go out to the officer's friends, family and PD. May Cpl. Nick Polizzotto R.I.P. :(
GOD BLESS THE OFFICER AND HIS FAMILY...MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM
RIP...
Does anyone have funeral arrangements for Corporal Polizzotto?
FYI:
SOUTH BEND — The funeral for South Bend police Cpl. Nick Polizzotto will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Joyce Center on the University of Notre Dame campus.
Polizzotto was shot and killed early Tuesday morning while responding to a shots-fired call at the Wooden Indian Motel on Lincoln Way East.
Visitation, also at the Joyce Center, will be 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Burial arrangements are still pending.
You can share your memories of Corporal Polizzotto and send condolences to his family in a guest book at www.southbendtribune.com/NickPolizzotto.
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