Flat Rock, IN—Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting Sunday afternoon involving an adoptive father and son.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department was called to a domestic disturbance about 3:30 pm Sunday on County Road West 1000 South. Officers say Ricky Drake, 72, called 911 to report Dominick Drake, 24, was “out of control” and had threatened his adoptive father with a knife and a large whiskey bottle.
The adoptive father alleges that he felt threatened and fired a single shot from a .45-caliber handgun. Dominick was hit in the chest. When first responders arrived, they declared him dead at the scene. The Shelby County Sheriff’s office says the investigation is still ongoing and did not indicate any arrests had been made.
