Law enforcement in Indiana issued a statewide Blue Alert for an "armed and dangerous" suspect who allegedly shot a sheriff's deputy in the southern part of the state, authorities said.

Indiana State Police issued a Blue Alert for a man wanted for his role in injuring a law enforcement officer. ISP is searching for 33-year-old Austin Schepers. He is described as a 5’7″, 150 pound white male with brown hair and hazel eyes.

Indiana State Police are trying to locate Austin Schepers. He is described as a 33-year-old man who stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He has a tattoo of a cross under his left eye and multiple tattoos around his next.