Evansville Police Kill Suspect Firing Rifle

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Evansville, IN — Body camera and surveillance footage released shows police shooting and killing a suspect during an hours-long standoff in a northside Evansville neighborhood.

The victim, Jeffrey Kempf, was shot and killed in his neighbor's yard at some point during the shooting spree, police said.

The incident began around 9:30 p.m. Neighbors heard shots and called 911. When officers arrived at the 2400 block of North Kentucky Avenue they found Barry Freeman, 51, standing in a driveway holding a rifle.

As other officers arrived, Freeman opened fire on them. The spree lasted about an hour, with Freeman evading officers by moving through the dimly lit neighborhood and shooting at random. He had multiple weapons and fired dozens of rounds

Police have not said what type of weapons he was carrying.

Eventually, an officer saw Freeman emerge from the backyard of a house on nearby Joan Avenue and shot him. The officer fired multiple rounds at Mr. Freeman and struck Mr. Freeman and ended the threat

Freeman is later succumbed to his wounds at a local hospital. Freeman and the victim, Kempf, were the only two people hurt in the incident.