Indiana State Police fired shots during Lafayette police shooting

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) – At least one Indiana State Police (ISP) trooper also fired their weapon in a deadly Friday morning shooting involving the Lafayette Police Department (LPD). 

As News 8 previously reported, officers shot and killed 50-year old Rodolfo Requenes, Jr, of Lafayette, during an incident at the Waterford Court Apartments in Lafayette, Indiana. 

In an email to News 8, ISP Sgt. Jeremy Piers confirmed state police assisting LPD during the incident fired their weapon, but it’s not clear if it was one trooper or multiple who fired shots. Lafayette Police had previously said the LPD officers involved are on administrative leave, per protocol in police shootings, but it wasn’t known at the time whether ISP had also fired. 

According to the Lafayette Police Department, on Nov. 21, around 12:25 a.m., Requenes drove off from a traffic stop after an LPD officer pulled him over on suspicion of impaired driving. Requenes was spotted about 50 minutes later driving into the Waterford Court Apartments. 

LPD officers confronted Requenes with assistance from ISP. 

Police claim Requenes wasn’t following commands and stated he was armed, then “moved his hand to his waistband behind his back as if he was preparing to brandish a weapon, which directly resulted in the officer-involved shooting.”

Requenes died at the scene. Investigators have not said whether they’ve found a weapon belonging to Requenes.

The Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office will conduct a forensic autopsy on Monday. Officials say this remains a joint investigation between the Lafayette Police Department and Indiana State Police.

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