Indiana police officer shot and killed during traffic stop in 'senseless act of violence'
A 24-year-old
police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Madison County, Indiana, around 2 a.m. on Sunday, according to law enforcement.
Noah Shahnavaz, a U.S. Army veteran who had been a member of the Elwood Police Department for 11 months, was taken to an Indianapolis-area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The suspect, 42-year-old Carl Roy Webb Boards II, allegedly got out of a 2012 Buick LaCrosse after being
pulled over and fired at Shahnavaz multiple times, striking him at least once, according to the Indiana State Police.
Police deployed a tire deflation device and performed two PIT maneuvers, sending the Buick into a median. Boards was taken into custody without further incident.
He will be charged on Monday
with murder, possession of a firearm by a violent felon, resisting law enforcement, as well as two enhancements for use of a firearm and being a habitual offender, according to Madison County chief deputy prosecutor Andrew Hannah.
Noah Shahnavaz, 24, was shot and killed during a traffic stop around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. (Elwood Police Department)
Carl Roy Webb Boards II, 42, allegedly shot and killed a police officer on Sunday morning in Madison County, Indiana. (Hamilton County Jail)
Indiana police officer shot and killed during traffic stop in 'senseless act of violence'