GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - Indiana State Police (ISP) are investigating a death in Grant County on Sunday.

According to the agency, its detectives were requested by the Marion City Police Department for the death of a Marion Health Police Officer at Marion Health Hospital.

A preliminary investigation indicates that officers with the Marion City Police Department, Marion Health Police Department, Grant County Sheriff’s Office, and ISP responded to an emergency involving 25-year-old Ronnell J. Johnson of Marion around 6 a.m.

First responders and medical staff found Johnson suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, according to ISP.

The agency says it is believed that Johnson was handling a non-department-issued/personally owned handgun, which discharged, striking him.

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