Woman Killed, Man Shot by Police on Indy’s Near Southwest Side

INDIANAPOLIS — INDIANAPOLIS — Police shot a man Thursday night after a woman was killed on the city’s southwest side.

Officers were called to North Rural Street around 8:30 p.m. They found a woman who had been shot. She was taken to the hospital, where she later died.

People who saw what happened told police the man who shot her left the area. Officers later found his car on Bullock Court. He and another man then got into a different car and left, and officers followed them.

At Southport Road and Bluff Road, officers tried to stop the car. The driver got out and was taken into custody. The passenger, the man police were looking for, moved into the driver’s seat and drove away.

Officers used stop sticks near Harding Street and Morris Street to slow the car. Near I-70, SWAT vehicles hit the car twice and were able to stop it.

Once the car stopped, police say the man inside was shot after officers fired their weapons. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police say two guns were found.

No officers or bystanders were hurt. Video from body cameras and patrol cars recorded what happened.

The Critical Incident Response Team is investigating. Internal Affairs is also reviewing the case. Officers involved are on leave, which is standard after a shooting.

Police say 75-year-old Ronald Cross was taken into custody in the 1000 block of South Harding Street and has been arrested in connection with the killing of 65-year-old Patricia Wieber on North Rural Street.

Anyone with information can call Detective Jose Torres at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS.