Seymour Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Shooting Inside Jackson County Library

Investigation remains ongoing

Wednesday Afternoon, a Seymour, Indiana man was arrested on two counts of attempted murder following a shooting inside the Jackson County Public Library in Seymour, Indiana.

The initial investigation by Seymour Police Detectives, Investigators with the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post, and Agents with the FBI-Indianapolis Field Office indicates that just prior to noon today, Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo, age 18, Seymour, Indiana entered the front entrance of the library. Immediately upon entering the library, he fired one shot from a long gun towards two employees working nearby, causing one employee to sustain non-life threatening injuries.

Cuevas-Bravo then went to the second floor of the library where he placed the gun on the floor. A patron of the library then tackled him and held him there for law enforcement officers. Seymour Police Officers were on scene very quickly and took him into custody. Officers from the Indiana State Police, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, and Indiana Excise Police were also on scene within minutes. The Columbus Police Department additionally provided valuable resources during the investigation.

Additional information gathered during the investigation indicated that Cuevas-Bravo went to Seymour High School earlier in the morning to initially target a Seymour Police Department School Resource Officer. Cuevas-Bravo never entered the school or made contact with the officer before he eventually left and went to the library.

Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo was arrested and incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail on preliminary charges of Attempted Murder-2 counts, Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon-1 count, and Intimidation-1 count. Cuevas-Bravo will soon face an initial hearing in the Jackson County Circuit Court.

The multi-agency investigation remains ongoing at this time. Investigators remained on scene throughout the afternoon.