North Manchester man seriously injured Tuesday after hours-long barricade and accused of stealing $600 speaker

Members of the Indiana State Police, FWPD and North Manchester Police Department worked together to locate Slocum in a trailer in North Manchester, according to an ISP news release. ISP SWAT team members used several tactics to locate Slocum in the trailer, where he was armed with a weapon.

Police say he fired that weapon at SWAT members, who returned fire.

During the exchange, Slocum was injured. Life-saving measures were attempted and he was transported by rescue helicopter to a local hospital with serious injuries.

His current condition is unknown.

No officers were injured in the incident. Those involved in the shooting will be assigned administrative duties as part of the investigation into the incident, per standard protocol.

Slocum was charged with several crimes in connection with the alleged robbery, including:

• Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent offender;
• Intimidation;
• Pointing a firearm at another;
• resisting law enforcement by drawing a weapon;
• Criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon; And
• theft

Allen County Magistrate Samuel Keirns issued an arrest warrant for Slocum on Thursday.