LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An art teacher at an elementary school in Lafayette was found dead at her home Wednesday evening.
Lafayette police responded to a report of shots fired near the 1300 block of Ridgeway Avenue around 8:25 p.m.
Officers investigated and found the body of a woman on the property. The coroner identified the victim as Kristi Redmon.
The superintendent of the Lafayette School Corporation confirmed that Redmon was a teacher at Elgelea Elementary and Miami Elementary.
Superintendent Les Huddle said students, parents and teachers were informed of Redmon’s death Thursday morning.
The case remains under investigation.
RIGHT NOW: @LafayetteINPD still on the scene of where an elementary school teacher was killed last night. pic.twitter.com/0vyKJNMsCk
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If you have any information on this case, call the Lafayette WeTip Hotline at (800) 782-7463.