A 4½-hour standoff at a home near Shively ended yesterday when a Louisville Metro Police narcotics detective wounded a suspect in an armed robbery.
Detective Charlie Newman, 38, shot Thomas R. Miller, 21, hitting him in the knee, ankle and a finger, said Detective Phil Russell, a police spokesman.
Miller was taken to University Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Later he was charged with first-degree robbery, police said. He also had an unrelated warrant for loitering.
A 17-year-old male also was charged with first-degree robbery in the same holdup.
The shooting occurred about 12:45 p.m. after Newman attempted unsuccessfully to subdue the man with a Taser. Miller then pulled out a weapon and pointed it at Newman, who fired two shots, Russell said.
Newman will be placed on paid administrative leave until the investigation is completed, said Alicia Smiley, a police spokeswoman. That is standard procedure.
Russell said the incident began shortly before 8 a.m. when two men entered a McDonald's in the 3300 block of Taylor Boulevard, showed a handgun and demanded money.
Police responded to the robbery report and located two suspects away from the scene, Russell said.
When police approached them, the two ran.
One was apprehended, and the other ran to the area of Faywood Way and Schneiter Avenue, holing up behind a home in the 3000 block of Faywood.
Adjacent homes were evacuated by police, Russell said. A section of Seventh Street Road, from Arcade Avenue to Berry Boulevard, was shut down during the standoff.
No shots were fired during the robbery or chase, Russell said.
The McDonald's, which was closed while police investigated the scene of the robbery, has reopened.
Calls requesting comment from the restaurant were referred to the corporate McDonald's office, which was not available for response.
Newman, who is assigned to Metro Narcotics, began working for the Jefferson County Police Department in March 1998.
Since then he has received 11 commendations and has had no disciplinary actions against him, Smiley said.
Newman joined the SWAT unit in October 2000 and was praised by Chief Robert White last December after he completed nonrequired SWAT training with the Miami-Dade Police Department in Florida.