Officers Respond to Domestic Violence Incident Involving a Firearm
UPDATE: The offender in this incident has been identified as Tyler J. Parrott (47), who remains hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. Parrott is facing the following charges, stemming from the initial domestic violence run (24-24668), and will be transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail once he is released from medical care:
I. Two Counts: Domestic Battery in the Presence of a Child [Level 5 Felony]
II. Three Counts: Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon [Level 5 Felony]
III. Two Counts: Neglect of a Dependent [Level 6 Felony]
IV. Animal Cruelty – Domestic Violence [Level 6 Felony]
V. Domestic Battery [A Misdemeanor]
This incident stemmed from a domestic violence situation, during which the victim had been attempting to leave an abusive relationship. Parrott will be receiving additional charges, in the near future, stemming from the encounter he had with law enforcement (24-24665). We commend the arriving officers for their quick and professional response to this rapidly evolving run.
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At approximately 9:14 p.m. on December 22, officers were dispatched to a domestic violence in progress at a residence in the 3200 block of Tiffany Court. The call received by dispatch indicated that the suspect had been abusive in the past, has just thrown the family’s cat at the victim, and that there were young children present in the home. One of the children also spoke with dispatchers, stating that their father was ‘drunk’ and was possibly in the process of retrieving a firearm.Evansville Police Department
15 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Evansville, Indiana 47708
TX: 812-436-7896 – TDD: 812-436-7975 – FAX: 812-435-6175 – EMAIL: info@evansvillepolice.com
Officers arrived on scene four minutes after being dispatched and observed the suspect inside the residence, pulling the curtains to the window closed. Shortly after, the front door opened, and a young child exited running out of the home, but then ran back inside. The mother, holding a three-year-old child, was sitting on the ground near the door, while the suspect stood behind her. While approaching the residence, officers issued verbal commands for the suspect to drop the weapon. Instead of complying, the suspect raised the firearm and aimed it at the officers. In response, the officer closest to the offender took cover, while a second officer discharged one round from his duty weapon, striking the offender.
Officers were able to remove the children and the mother safely from the residence before providing aid to the offender. Emergency medical personnel arrived shortly thereafter, and the offender was transported to a local hospital where, at the time of this release, he is currently undergoing surgery.
Fortunately, no officers were injured during the incident. As per department protocol, both officers involved in the response have been placed on administrative leave. This investigation is ongoing and charges, along with the offender’s name, will be released at a later time.
