KENDALLVILLE, IN - The Noble County Coroner has positively identified the deceased shooter from Wednesday night’s standoff in Kendallville as 60 year old Michael P. Emmons (Kendallville, IN).

That is the extent of the information available from the Noble County Coroner at this time.
Family members have been notified.

The Indiana State Police is leading the investigation of the exchange of gunfire between the suspect and law enforcement officers, which took Place Wednesday evening i. kendallville.

The suspect retreated into the apartment and continued firing multiple rounds at officers from inside the apartment.

Numerous officers from multiple agencies continued responding to the scene and were met with continuous and indiscriminate gunfire. SWAT personnel and armored vehicle assets responded to the scene to provide a coordinated tactical response.

Once armored vehicles were on scene, officers were able to begin systematically evacuating the adjoining apartments and the neighboring apartment buildings, and then moving those residents to safety.

During the standoff, attempts to establish a line of communication with the suspect were unsuccessful, and the suspect never responded to officers’ loudspeaker (PA) announcements and commands.

At approximately 6:05 A.M., nearly eleven hours after the incident began, SWAT officers made entry into the apartment. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. He was found suffering from an injury, and was immediately attended to by on scene paramedics.

All life saving measures were unsuccessful. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.