PORTER COUNTY, Ind. (WLS) -- A Porter County sheriff's deputy shot a man while trying to serve a warrant southwest of Valparaiso Wednesday afternoon.
Police said the 58-year-old man met officers outside the residence and produced a handgun around 2 p.m. Shots were fired by the man and by an officer, according to the sheriff's department.
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The man was airlifted to a Chicago hospital. No information was immediately available on his condition.
Police said the man was wanted on several charges, including child molesting and sexual battery.
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Indiana State Police are investigating the shooting.