Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Clay County, Indiana

From Terre Haute’s WTWO.com of August 2, 2005
Police Rule Shooting Was Self-Defense

Police in Clay County, Indiana responded to a shooting around 4:00pm Tuesday.

Police say the victim attempted to break into the house of his girlfriend at 8062 North County Road 400 East when he was shot.

The Clay County Sheriff`s Department says they found Doug Fulk shot in the leg. He was air-evaced to St. Vincent Clay Hospital and then to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with non-life threatening injuries.

Police say Jaimee Gillen, a male acquaintance of Fulk`s girlfriend who was in the house at the time, shot Fulk with a rifle.

Gillen was detained briefly but released after police determined he acted in self-defense.


As for the victim, police say they have had problems with him in the past and he has spent time in the county jail.

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