ELWOOD, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop early Sunday.
Noah Shahnavaz was an officer with the Elwood Police Department, 50 miles northeast of Indianapolis.
On Sunday, state police said a driver got out of his vehicle and shot the 24-year-old officer during a traffic stop. The suspect was captured roughly 30 minutes later.
Madison County Sheriff Scott Mellinger said he's gone from "being prayerful to being angry."
The prosecutor's office said the suspect has a criminal record, which includes a conviction in 2006 for firing a gun at Indianapolis officers.
Shahnavaz had been an Elwood police officer for 11 months after serving five years in the U.S. Army.
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