Police Officer Killed in Hospital Shootout in Indiana.<br />A southern Indiana police officer and a suspect died Monday in a shootout at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City.<br /><br />Sgt. Heather Glenn, a veteran member of the Tell City Police Department, was fatally shot in a struggle with 34-year-old Sean Hubert just before 1 a.m. local time, Indiana State Police said in a release.<br /><br />After Glenn was shot, officers with the Tell City and Cannelton police departments returned fire and shot Hubert.<br /><br />Glenn and Hubert were treated at the scene and died of their injuries, state police say.<br /><br />Glenn first began investigating Hubert on Sunday, when a woman told police she was involved in a domestic incident with him.<br /><br />The woman was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries and was interviewed by Sgt. Glenn.<br /><br />Glenn and other Tell City officers left the hospital to look for Hubert.<br />Just before 1 a.m. local time, the injured woman told police that Hubert was on his way to the hospital.<br /><br />Police returned to the hospital and confronted Hubert. Glenn tried to arrest Hubert, but he refused to comply.<br /><br />“Sgt. Glenn attempted to deploy an electronic-controlled weapon but it was ineffective. During a brief struggle, Hubert produced a firearm, and Sgt. Glenn was shot,” state police said in a release.<br /><br />Police fired at Hubert, hitting and killing him.<br /><br />The hospital’s emergency room remained open, but all other services were closed.<br /><br />State police say Sgt. Glenn worked for the Perry County Sheriff’s Office and Tell City Police Department for nearly 20 years.<br /><br />“Our police department suffered a tremendous loss. We are extremely heartbroken. We’re confident that with the support of our community…we will get through this,” Tell City Police Chief Derrick Lawalin said in a press conference.<br /><br />Lawalin also praised the courage of Sgt. Glenn and other officers.<br /><br />“I’d like to recognize the courage displayed by all officers involved in this incident. I also recognize that we’ve lost a citizen in this incident as well, so our thoughts and prayers are not only with our sergeant but the other individual involved and his family.”<br /><br />Tell City police honored Sgt. Glenn with a vigil at the town’s city hall Monday night. Her police vehicle was also parked at the city hall for those who wished to leave flowers, gifts, or pay their respects.
