UPDATE: Police have a suspect in custody after searching the area of 8th Avenue and North 10th Street, in Terre Haute, after the suspect fled police, according to Terre Haute Police Department Lieutenant Justin Sears.
According to the Terre Haute Police Department, officers responded to the 900 block of 7th Avenue in Terre Haute for reports of a man waving a shotgun around on a porch.
Police said they attempted to speak with the suspect, but he fled on foot, leaving the shotgun behind.
The suspect was then located climbing onto a nearby garage roof.
Officers said they were able to access the roof and take the individual in custody.
THPD has identified the suspect as Kenrick Martin, 40, of Terre Haute.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Police have a suspect in custody after searching the area of 8th Avenue and North 10th Street, in Terre Haute, after the suspect fled police, according to Terre Haute Police Department Lieutenant Justin Sears.
Police have set up a perimeter to search the area, and nearby schools are not transporting buses through that area, according to the Vigo County School Corporation.
This is a developing situation and WTWO/WAWV will update you as more information is provided.
