(Evansville, IN) – A former Greensburg Police Officer was wounded over the weekend in Evansville while trying to arrest a suspect following a stolen vehicle chase.
Sam Taylor is a probationary officer with the Evansville Police Department and was involved in the chase early Sunday along with his field training officer.
After police pulled the vehicle over, one of the suspects pulled firearm and shot at officers.
Taylor was hit by a round that grazed the left side of his head. Another round hit him in the upper left arm.
Officers returned fire and struck the suspect.
Taylor and the suspect were taken to local hospitals.
That suspect, an 18-year-old, was released from the hospital and immediately taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail, where he is being held an Attempted Murder charge.
A second suspect, a juvenile, fled the scene but was located a short time later and taken into custody.
Evansville Police Chief Philip Smith says Taylor is hospitalized in stable condition but may have lost the use of his lower extremities as a result of the incident.
Chief Smith describes Taylor’s injuries as “very serious.”
Officer Taylor was with the Greensburg Police Department from 2023 until last year.
His brother Josh is still with GPD.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Sam, Josh, and the entire Taylor family,” reads a statement from the Greensburg Police Department.
Evansville FOP Lodge #73 is collecting donations for the Taylor family.
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