Elkhart City Police have released the names of the three officers involved in a shooting Sunday evening in the 400 block of West Marion Street in Elkhart.
One of those officers, Cpl. Jason Ray, hired in August 2006, is a 1994 graduate of Wawasee High School and the son of Sue Ann Mitchell, North Webster. Ray along with Patrolmen Jason Gruber and Daniel Mayer, both hired in May 2011, are on paid administrative leave pending the completion of the Indiana State investigation and Elkhart County Prosecutor review and determination of the facts of the incident.
The officers discharged their guns at Christopher James Ryckeart, 31, Elkhart, after he allegedly was backing his truck into the path of officers as they attempted to place him in custody following a vehicle pursuit. Ryckeart died at the scene.
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