LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The search for a man accused of shooting a southern Indiana deputy remains underway Saturday and police believe he is still in the New Albany and greater Louisville area.
According to Indiana State Police, Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Zac Andry stopped around 12:30 a.m. Friday when he noticed a car pulled over on the side of Highway 150 and Indiana State Road 56 near West Baden.Â
During the stop, ISP said Andry suspected criminal activity and asked Austin Schepers, 33, to step out of the car. That's when police said Schepers shot the deputy and sped off.
Pictured: Orange County, Indiana, Sheriff's Deputy Zac Andry.
Police said Saturday that Schepers shot Andry four times and left him lying in the roadway.
According to ISP Master Trooper Philip Hensley, Andry underwent surgery Friday morning and the surgeon was "very pleased with the outcome." He is currently in critical but stable condition.
"This guy's a fighter," Hensley said. "He's a young officer. He has a family. He's a member of his community and he is fighting with everything he's got to bounce back from his injuries."
On Friday night, police received information that Schepers was in the area of downtown New Albany but after an hours long standoff, no one was found at the location.
Schepers ditched his vehicle on the side of the road in Orange County and it's unknown at this time what he was last seen driving.
"We have been working tirelessly around the clock to get to the bottom of this to find out where he's at," Hensley said. "He needs to be brought to justice, unquestionably, you can guarentee that we're bringing him in. We're not stopping until he is brought to justice."
Police said officers are currently following up on leads in the area of Floyd County, Clark County and Jefferson County to try to find him.
Schepers is described as a 5-foot-7-inch, 150-pound man with brown hair and hazel eyes. He also has a tattoo of a cross under his left eye and multiple tattoos around his neck.
He is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information about Schepers is asked to call 911, or the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post at 812-332-4411.
This story may be updated.
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