UPDATE: ISP Investigating Shooting Leaving One Dead During a Traffic Stop

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 9:35 AM

By Kacie Jackson

Detectives from the Indiana State Police Versailles post are investigating the incident.

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(Jeffersonville, Ind.) - Detectives from the Indiana State Police are investigating a police-involved shooting on Middle Road in Jeffersonville.

The shooting occurred around 1:00 a.m. this morning which lead to the death of a Clarksville man.

The preliminary investigation reveals that shortly after a trooper from the Indiana State Police Sellersburg post made a traffic stop on a passenger car for having broken tail lights while on Middle Road near Loma Vista Court in Jeffersonville.

There were two individuals occupying the vehicle.

While approaching the vehicle, the trooper noticed the female driver was possibly having a medical issue, and requested an ambulance. The trooper spoke to the male passenger who had allegedly given a false name to the officer. The male was later identified as Malcolm Xavier Ray Williams, 27, of Clarksville, Indiana.

Investigators believe Williams pulled out a handgun and fired at the trooper. The trooper then returned fire and struck Williams, who was later transported to University Hospital in Louisville, where he was later pronounced dead.

The driver was not injured in the incident; however, the trooper did receive a powder burn and abrasions from the apparent proximity of the suspect's gun.

At this time the investigation is still ongoing and no charges have yet been filed in this case. Detectives from the Indiana State Police Versailles post are investigating the incident.