Incident

7-06-2024 Indiana Elkhart 1-1

Location

July 06, 2024

57000 block of Pendleton Dr
Elkhart, Indiana

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Jaxon Snyder
  • Age: 2
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Family
  • Name: Ryan Snyder
  • Age: 37
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Child Involved Incident
  • Child killed (not child shooter)
  • Officer Involved Incident
  • Officer Involved Shooting - Shots fired, no injury
  • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator surrender at standoff
  • Domestic Violence
  • Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Elkhart County near Co Rd 100, son found dead after 18-hr standoff when father fired shots toward police making welfare check before barricading himself inside home and threatening to harm his children, COD unclear; AR-15 style rifle, drum mag; 4-yr-old daughter Penelope treated and released, custody battle w/ ex-wife

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: 223 Rem [AR-15]

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 12
State House District: 21