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A 24-year-old police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Madison County, Indiana, around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to law enforcement.
Noah Shahnawaz, a US Army veteran who had been a member of the Ellwood Police Department for 11 months, was taken to an Indianapolis-area hospital where he died from his injuries.
The suspect, 42-year-old Carl Roy Webb Boards II, allegedly got out of a 2012 Buick LaCrosse after being pulled over and fired at Shahnawaz multiple times, hitting him at least once, according to Indiana State Police.
Boards then allegedly fled the scene in his car before a Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy found him around 2:30 a.m.
Police deployed a tire inflator and performed two PIT maneuvers, sending the Buick into the median. Boards was taken into custody without further incident.
He will be charged Monday with murder, possession of a firearm by a violent felon, resisting law enforcement, and two counts of aggravated battery and habitual felon, according to Madison County Chief Deputy District Attorney Andrew Hanna.
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“Noah proudly wore the uniform of the Ellwood Police Department serving the citizens of Ellwood, he was part of our city family. A senseless act of violence robbed this man of the life and career he had ahead of him,” Ellwood Mayor Todd Jones said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.
“On behalf of myself, my family and a very grateful city, I ask that you please keep Noah’s family, friends, the Ellwood Police Department and our city in your thoughts and prayers as we try to get through this tragic time.”
Carl Roy Webb Boards II, 42, allegedly shot and killed a police officer Sunday morning in Madison County, Indiana. (Hamilton County Jail)
Boards is currently being held in the Hamilton County Jail.
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Shahnawaz, who served in the US Army for five years and graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in April, leaves behind his mother, father and siblings.
“When is he going to stop? I wish I had the answer. This young man served this country for five years and chose to come back and serve his local community,” Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said Sunday.
Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
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