On July 31, 2022, shortly after 2 a.m., 24-year-old Elwood police officer Noah Shahnavaz was shot during a traffic stop near State Road 37 and County Road 1100 North in Madison County. Shahnavaz, an Army veteran with five years of service and an officer with Elwood for 11 months, was struck multiple times before he could exit his patrol car and was later found with his service weapon holstered. He was taken to a local hospital and then airlifted to Indianapolis, where he died of his wounds.

The driver of the 2012 Buick LaCrosse pulled during the stop was identified as Carl Roy Webb Boards II, 42, of Anderson. After the shooting a pursuit followed; deputies in Hamilton County tried to stop the Buick about 30 minutes later, and the chase ended when Fishers officers used a PIT maneuver to immobilize the vehicle and take Boards into custody. He was charged with murder, resisting law enforcement, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, and prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty. Boards has an extensive criminal history, including a 2006 conviction for firing on Indianapolis officers, and had reportedly produced a song about killing police officers.

What information do readers have about Shahnavaz’s final shift or the traffic stop that could help clarify what happened?