Indiana Police Identify Sgt. Justin Heflin, 54-Year-Old Kevin Meyers After Trooper Shooting
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Updated · WSBT-TV · Jul 10
Indiana Police Identify Sgt. Justin Heflin, 54-Year-Old Kevin Meyers After Trooper Shooting
3 articles · Updated · WSBT-TV · Jul 10
Summary
Indiana State Police named Sgt. Justin Heflin as the trooper shot multiple times Friday and identified the dead suspect as 54-year-old Kevin Meyers of La Porte.
A suspected stolen-vehicle stop in Berrien County around 5:30 a.m. escalated into a pursuit that ended about 7:16 a.m. at a Speedway near I-94 and U.S. 421, where police said Meyers shot Heflin.
Heflin—a 12-year ISP veteran and former U.S. Marine—was taken first to Franciscan Hospital in Michigan City, then to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, where police said he was stable after successful surgery.
Nearly 10 miles from the shooting scene, a helicopter and tactical teams found Meyers dead near Joliet and Wozniak Roads east of Westville, with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.
Meyers had an extensive criminal record, including about six auto-theft arrests, and had also been shot by police during a 2019 pursuit in St. Joseph County.