A man charged with firing a gun at Indianapolis police in a southside apartment complex in 2021 has been found guilty of attempted murder, according to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
Marion Superior Judge James Osborne declared 33-year-old Aung Aung guilty Tuesday of attempted murder and a misdemeanor count of carrying a handgun without a license. The judge found him not guilty of criminal recklessness.
Aung’s charges stem from an exchange of gunfire with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers on Aug. 27, 2021. Police found Aung firing a gun in the 7000 block of Hackberry Court after reports about gunshots in the area. Body camera footage showed police ordered Aung to drop the gun multiple times.
Aung then started firing shots at an officer. Three of the responding officers returned fire, striking Aung.
He was taken to a hospital and booked in jail a day later.
“I commend law enforcement for their quick response during an incredibly stressful exchange,” Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a prepared statement.
Aung’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 22.
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