The suspects are considered armed and dangerous
Vehicle Plate # CRT921
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Update - Orange County Deputy Shot Friday Morning - Additional Photographs of Suspect
The investigation into the Friday morning shooting of Orange County Deputy Sheriff Zac Andry remains under investigation, and the Indiana State Police continues to ask for the assistance from the public.
Friday morning after midnight, Deputy Zac Andry checked on a Pontiac Grand Prix sitting partially in the roadway at the intersection of US150 and SR56 in Orange County. As Deputy Andry was speaking with the driver, 33-year-old Austin Schepers, Schepers shot Andry multiple times, including in the head. Schepers and a female passenger in the Pontiac fled the scene.
Andry was found and was transported to University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. He is presently listed in critical but stable condition. Orange County Sheriff Davy Henderson continues to ask the public for their positive thoughts and well-wishes towards Andry and his family as he continues to fight towards recovery.
The female passenger with Schepers was located near Orangeville Friday morning around 8:00 and was taken into custody. Schepers has since remained at large.
Investigators believe Schepers is presently in the New Albany, Indiana area in Floyd County, and within the Kentuckiana radius. Schepers is armed and dangerous; investigators are asking that if anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of Schepers that they contact 911 with the information. Schepers is 5 foot 7 inches tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds. He has numerous tattoos on his person, including his head, neck, face, arms, and body. Additional photographs of Schepers from Schepers’s social media accounts are attached.
The Indiana State Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and all assisting agencies in this matter remain dedicated towards locating Schepers and bringing him into custody.
*Note* The first picture posted of Schepers was taken in the second half of December, 2024, and would be considered most recent.
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Orange County - A Statewide Blue Alert has been declared, repeating, a Statewide Blue Alert has been declared .
The Indiana State Police has issued a Blue Alert for Austin Schepers, wanted for the involvement of injury to a law enforcement officer. Schepers, is described as a 33 year old white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, brown hair with hazel eyes, with a tattoo of a cross under his left eye, along with multiple tattoos around his neck, and was last seen driving a silver 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix with Indiana license plate CRT921.
At the time of the incident, an unidentified individual also occupied the suspect vehicle.
The suspect(s) last known location was in West Baden, Indiana which is 104 miles southwest of Indianapolis and was last seen on Friday, January 3, 2025, at 12:58 am. The suspect(s) are believed to be armed and dangerous. If seen, DO NOT APPROACH and contact the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post at 812-332-4411 or 911.
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