Carl Allen Koontz

Deputy Sheriff Carl Koontz was shot and killed as he and other deputies served arrest and search warrants in connection with a narcotics case.

The deputies received no response after knocking on the door and announcing themselves at approximately 12:30 a.m. at the mobile home on the 300 block of Chandler Street in Russiaville. As they entered the house, the subject opened fire on them, striking Deputy Koontz and a sheriff's sergeant.

A Russiaville police officer and other deputies were able to pull both wounded deputies from the residence. They were both transported to a local hospital before being flown to IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Deputy Koontz succumbed to his wounds while in surgery.

The subject, who had been in and out of jail since 2008, was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound several hours later, after a SWAT team made entry into the home.

Deputy Koontz had served with the Howard County Sheriff's Office for two years.