The suspect from a recent shooting involving a Posey County Deputy has died.
According to Indiana State Police, 70-year-old Paul Wiltshire died at Deaconess Gateway Hospital.
Wiltshire had been in custody at the Warrick County Jail for allegedly shooting Posey County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Hicks on September 18.
Police say that on December 17, Wiltshire was ill, and his medical condition required him to be transported by ambulance from the Warrick County Jail to Deaconess Gateway.
The Posey County Sheriff’s Office took over custody of Wiltshire while he was being treated at the hospital.
Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham has requested Indiana State Police investigate Wiltshire’s death, which is common when an inmate dies in custody.
According to Warrick County Coroner Sarah Seaton, the preliminary cause of Wiltshire’s death was complications from COVID.
