🌱 Patch AM: Police chase ends in fatal shooting near Lafayette roundabout

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• Police chase ends in fatal shooting near Lafayette roundabout

Also on today's calendar: Wabash Valley Astronomical Society Open Meeting and Open House and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Delphi man dies after police chase in Carroll, Tippecanoe counties (jconline.com) — A police pursuit that began with a traffic stop near Delphi ended just outside Lafayette, where officers say the fleeing driver was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The chase came south on the Hoosier Heartland Highway, through stop sticks near Lafayette, and stopped by the Schuyler Avenue roundabout at Old Indiana 25.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lafayette

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Thursday August 27
• Redevelopment Commission Meeting →
  Lafayette, IN Calendar, 20 N. 6th St., Lafayette
  11:00 am
Friday August 28
• Jeff Home Football Game
  Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School Scheumann Stadium
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government - 20 N 3rd Street Lafayette IN 47901
• Farmers Market 5th St & Main St closures from 5:00 am to 1:30 pm every Saturday beginning 5/2 - 10/31/26 →
  Lafayette, IN Calendar Lafayette, IN 47901
  7:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government - 20 N 3rd Street Lafayette IN 47901
Tuesday September 1
• Board of Works and Public Safety Meeting →
  Lafayette, IN Calendar, 20 N. 6th St., Lafayette
  9:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government - 20 N 3rd Street Lafayette IN 47901
• Farmers Market 5th St & Main St closures from 5:00 am to 1:30 pm every Saturday beginning 5/2 - 10/31/26 →
  Lafayette, IN Calendar Lafayette, IN 47901
  7:00 am
• Wabash Valley Astronomical Society Open Meeting and Open House →
  West Lafayette Observatory, 600 Cumberland Ave, West Lafayette
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Still The One: A Cappella Journey Through Love and Laughter →
  St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 4703 N 50 W, West Lafayette
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Tippecanoe County Council Budget Hearings →
  Tippecanoe County Government Tippecanoe County Office Building > Tippecanoe Meeting Room - 20 N
  8:30 am
Friday August 28
• Jeff Home Football Game
  Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School Scheumann Stadium
  7:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - County Government Offices CLOSED
  Tippecanoe County Government - Lafayette IN 47901
Tuesday September 8
• Tippecanoe County Council Meeting →
  Tippecanoe County Government Tippecanoe County Office Building > Tippecanoe Meeting Room - 20 N
  8:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

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