SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A Springfield Township woman, who was wanted in connection with her wife's murder, was shot and killed by Indiana troopers after a police chase, Indiana State Police (ISP) said in a press release.
Terea Brown, 42, was killed Monday in Clinton County, Indiana, which is northwest of Indianapolis. Brown was wanted in connection with 33-year-old LaCresha Black's death. Brown and Black were married in December 2023.
A friend of Lacresha Black told me she had an on again off again relationship with Terea Brown, the suspect accused of shooting and killing her Monday in Springfield Township. They were also married. Brown also died after a shootout with Indiana State Police @WCPO pic.twitter.com/ZYUHEmOPMh
— Bret Buganski (@Bret_Buganski) November 19, 2024
The Springfield Township Police Department said officers responded to the 2100 block of Lincoln Avenue just after 7 a.m. Monday for reports of a shooting. There, they found Black outside the front door of her residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said she was pronounced dead at the scene.
"They knocked on the door and told me that it was a bullet hole in my window," said Linda Sayles, a neighbor.
Sayles described Monday as a traumatizing morning seeing police officers outside of her place, with crime tape up and her neighbor dead outside. She also showed us where one of the bullets hit her back window.
Lacresha Black’s neighbor woke up to gunshots and showed us where one of the bullets hit her back window. @WCPO pic.twitter.com/WNQHdIw8yn
— Bret Buganski (@Bret_Buganski) November 19, 2024
"So blessed and lucky that I was sleeping that I was in the back. I'm so thankful that my grandkids weren't here because that's the area where they play eat and spend their time," Sayles said.
A man called 911 when he discovered Black and said she was his caretaker. He said he didn't know the person's name who shot her but did say he'd seen her there before.
Police said detectives identified Brown as a suspect in her death, and Brown fled the scene in a dark-colored 2014 Chevrolet Cruze before first responders arrived.
ISP said around 9:30 a.m. Monday troopers found Brown driving in the Chevy on I-65 in Clinton County, and they attempted to make a traffic stop. Brown didn't stop her vehicle, and a police chase began. Eventually, Brown exited the interstate and stopped the vehicle on a county road near State Route 28.
ISP said a shot was fired from the vehicle, as well as from troopers. ISP didn't specify how many troopers fired their guns or how many shots were fired.
Following the exchange of gunfire, ISP's SWAT unit approached the vehicle using an armored vehicle. The SWAT unit found Brown dead inside the car, as well as a gun. No one else was injured in the exchange.
ISP said its Criminal Investigation Division is actively investigating the shooting. Springfield Township police said anyone with information related to Black's death is asked to contact them at 513-729-1300.
