LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana sheriff says a deputy who was shot while helping pursue a suspect has died at an Indianapolis hospital.
Boone County Sheriff Mike Nielsen said in a Facebook post early Monday that 34-year-old Deputy Jacob Pickett had died. The sheriff wrote that the married father of two young children “will be missed by so many.”
Pickett had been on life support for donation of his organs. His body was scheduled to be escorted by police motorcade Monday morning to the Marion County coroner’s office.
Pickett was shot Friday in Lebanon, about 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis while helping pursue a man wanted on an arrest warrant who had fled with two others.
A 21-year-old man is jailed on a preliminary murder charge in Pickett’s shooting.
Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family of Boone County Deputy Jacob Pickett, his fellow deputies and K9 partner Brik. @boonecosheriff pic.twitter.com/ySnqsZXOix
— South Bend Police (@southbendpolice) March 5, 2018
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When are evil people going to be treated like evil people? Why are we so scared to hold people accountable for their choices? Another man of service lost to evil who will enjoy life in prison on our dime.
There are not enough I’m sorry for this family. God be with you. May your loved one rest in peace.