 On December the 21st. around 3:00pm officers were sent to 2516 Sterling Dr. to check the welfare of a man who was threatening suicide.  The responding officers were given information that 57 year old Brian Lee Mullen, was in an apartment and was threatening to shoot himself in the head with a gun that he had in his possession. When the officers arrived to check on Mullen, he pointed a handgun at them. The officers repeatedly told Mullen to drop the weapon, and one of the officers fired when Mullen refused to do so. Â
In 2005, Mullen was arrested for domestic battery and attempted to grab a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Deputy’s gun at that time. Â
The two initial responding officers were placed on 3 days administrative duty per our normal department protocol. The initial investigation indicates clearly that all officers responded appropriately to the call. Â
A press conference will be held at Police Headquarters (Chief’s Complex) at 2:00 P.M. Â
