Investigators with the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post and the Dearborn County Coroner’s Office are releasing the identity of the man who died after being shot by police in an incident at the Hollywood Casino & Hotel in Lawrenceburg, Indiana on Saturday, October 19, 2024. 

The deceased has been identified as Milo L. Kirsh, age 45, Avon, Indiana. 

Officers from the Lawrenceburg Police Department were called to the fourth floor of the Hollywood Hotel in the early morning hours after Kirsh was acting erratically and had allegedly chased another guest with a knife, causing minor injuries. 

Upon arrival, the officers learned that Kirsh was now firing a gun on the fourth floor where numerous other guests were staying. 

Three officers went to the fourth floor where they quickly located Kirsh in the hallway.  An officer gave Kirsh orders to drop the handgun he was holding. 

The evidence indicates that Kirsh began shooting with the officers returning fire.

Kirsh was struck and soon died at the scene as a result of the injuries he sustained.  

Detectives with the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post were asked to conduct the investigation into the incident. 

ISP said an autopsy was conducted on Kirsh Monday to determine the cause of death. The results are pending and the investigation is ongoing.

One other person sustained minor injuries from the incident after confronting Kirsh for his erratic behavior prior to police arriving.

Police said that the injured victim and Kirsh are not believed to have known one another. No other injuries were reported.

The Indiana State Police says that they were assisted on the scene by the Lawrenceburg Police Department, Dearborn and Ohio Counties Prosecutor’s Office, Dearborn County Coroner’s Office, and Hollywood Casino Hotel Staff.

Jeffersonville man is dead after a shooting Monday on the west side of New Albany.

Just after 10:00 AM, the New Albany Police Department received reports of shots being fired at 325 West 8^th Street.  Officers with New Albany PD and the Floyd County Police Department responded to the scene to find a male who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.  The male, 30-year-old Johntae Trumbo of Jeffersonville, Indiana, was transported to University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, where he was pronounced deceased.  The alleged shooter, a 17-year-old male, remained at the scene and was detained upon arrival of officers.

Due to investigators with New Albany Police being occupied with other investigations, the Indiana State Police was asked to respond to the scene to lead the investigation.  Detectives and crime scene investigators headed the case with the assistance of New Albany and Floyd County.

Through the course of the investigation thus far, the 17-year-old male has been charged with Possession of a Handgun by a Serious Violent Felon, Obstruction of Justice, and False Informing.  He has been lodged in the Juvenile Detention Center in Jeffersonville.

Investigators are continuing to determine what lead to shots being fired upon Trumbo.  As this is an active investigation, specific details will be forwarded to the Floyd County Prosecutor’s Office for review and determination if additional charges should be filed.

Updated information to this release will be made available should that be necessary.

A 67-year-old Indianapolis woman was killed, and another man severely injured when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by a passenger car late Saturday afternoon.   

Shortly after seven Saturday evening, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance from the Indiana State Police with a fatal crash that occurred on US 150 between Becks Mill Road and High Street in Fredericksburg, Indiana.  

Trooper Ben Davis with the Sellersburg Post’s crash reconstruction team and Sergeant Dustin Zehnder responded.  

As a result of the initial investigation, officers believe that a red and black 2025 Honda tricycle style motorcycle, commonly known as a “trike”, was eastbound on US 150 approaching Becks Mill Road. 

As the motorbike continued eastbound, a white 2002 Toyota Corolla began pulling out on to US150 from a private drive located on the south side of US 150. 

As the Corolla pulled out into the highway, the two vehicles collided throwing both the driver and the passenger off the bike and onto the roadway. 

Tragically, the passenger, 67-year-old Theresa Marie Spencer of Indianapolis, Indiana was killed in the impact. 

The driver, who is from Louisville, Kentucky, suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital. 

The driver of the passenger car received minor injuries and was transported to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Salem, Indiana. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected to be factors in this crash. 

The roadway remained closed during the investigation.  Officers from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and the Washington County Coroner’s Office assisted in the investigation. 

The family of the deceased has been notified.

Early Saturday morning, Detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post were requested to respond to the Hollywood Casino Hotel in Lawrenceburg, Indiana to investigate an officer involved shooting that left one man deceased.

The initial investigation indicates that shortly before 1:00 am this morning, a disturbance was reported on the fourth floor of the hotel.  The preliminary information reported to police was that an adult male was threatening and pursuing another person with a knife.

Three officers from the Lawrenceburg Police Department soon arrived on scene and learned that the man had begun firing a gun on the fourth floor of the hotel.  Upon arriving at the fourth floor, the officers located the man in the hallway.  An officer gave the man commands to drop the handgun he was holding.  The suspect then began shooting, with the officers returning fire.  The suspect was struck at least once by the officers.  None of the officers were injured. 

The suspect died at the scene as a result of the injuries he sustained.  His identity is being withheld pending proper identification being made by the Dearborn County Coroner’s Office and notification of the next of kin.

One victim sustained minor injuries after the suspect confronted him with a knife prior to police arriving.  It is believed that the victim did not know the suspect.  After the shooting, officers checked the welfare of the other patrons in the hotel at the time of the incident and worked with hotel staff to move guests in the affected area.  No other injuries were reported.

The identity of the involved officers is being withheld at this time.  They are all being placed on administrative leave as part of normal Lawrenceburg Police Department protocols.

The Indiana State Police has been assisted by the Lawrenceburg Police Department, Dearborn and Ohio Counties Prosecutor’s Office, Dearborn County Coroner’s Office, and Hollywood Casino and Hotel Staff.