SGT. JOSH ROZZI residing at the INDIANA STATE POLICE, Peru Post #16, and being duly sworn upon oath,
states the following facts and circumstances pertaining to WILLIAM L. SENDELBACH, whose sex is male, whose DOB is 5/13/1988 and whose SS# is xxx—xx-8217.
On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at approximately 7:01 am officers with the Wabash City Police Department (WCPD) were dispatched to 294 E. Maple Street in Wabash, Indiana (Wabash County)
regarding child being stabbed. As officers arrived few minutes later male subject identified as
William L. Sendelbach pointed shotgun towards Sgt. Nick Brubaker and fired one round striking Sgt.
Brubaker in the leg. Sgt. Brubaker and Officer Dan Henderson returned fire striking Sendelbach multiple
times. Sendelbach fired the shotgun second time while officers were firing at him, however this time no officers were struck. It is believed that shot went into the ground near Sendelbach’s location.
Sendelbach was immobilized from the shots and secured by officers. The above incident took place in
the east/southeast portion of the yard outside the residence and happened seconds after the officers
arrived on scene.
Evidence at the crime scene suggests Sgt. Brubaker was standing near the southeast corner of the
property when he was shot by Sendelbach. WCPD patrol car parked near that location was also damaged from that same round fired by Sendelbach. Sendelbach was standing in the yard on the east
side of the house when he fired at Sgt. Brubaker.
Once Sendelbach was secured, Ofc. Henderson ran into the apartment and went upstairs where he
observed the victim, 10-year-old, VI Ch with knife lodged into the side of his head. Medics were calied to treat \Iuth William Sendelbach, and Sgt. Brubaker. Sgt. Brubaker was treated
for non-life-threatening gunshot injuries at Parkview Wabash Hospital. William Sendelbach was flown to
Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne for treatment of multiple gunshot wounds and is expected to survive.
\l(’.\”|m\was flown to the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis where he was treated for life-
threatening injuries. VItHM was diagnosed as being brain dead and placed on life support while his mother contemplated organ donations. On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 6:28 am ( {CH
succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced legally dead.
\IMiM is the son of Sarah J. Sendelbach and William Sendelbach. Sarah was transported to Riley by ISP
troopers to be with her son. ISP Det./Sgt. Josh Graves obtained an audio recorded statement from
Sarah while at the hospital.
The following is summary of that conversation:
Sarah woke up that morning around 6:45 am to get ready for work. Her husband, William told her that
she didn’t have to go to work. Sarah told William she did have to go to work then got up to use the
restroom. She then went downstairs to make pot of coffee and grab some clothing. She went back
upstairs to grab some additional clothing then went back downstairs to finish getting dressed as William and their youngest son, Kendric Sendelbach, were still in bed. She told William she would call his mother to see if she could help with the children if needed. When Sarah hung up the phone, she heard
William screaming upstairs. According to Sarah, William yelled,
”I killed ‘{WXMH had to!” Sarah ran
upstairs to Vu‘fim‘fs room where she held him and tried to pull the knife out. YMMK was lying with his
torso on the floor and his legs on the bed. Sarah was afraid William would grab the gun and shoot them
all. William had shotgun in their bedroom. She began panicking and told the other kids (Kendric and
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Keira) to get out of the house. Sarah and the kids ran to the neighbor’s apartment where Sarah called 911. The following is from Wabash County Central Dispatch’s recorded 911 call:
SARAH (Screaming uncontrollably): “I’m at 294 East Maple Street. My Husband just killed my oldest son!”
1″ FEMALE DISPATCHER: ”Your husband just killed your son?”
SARAH: “Yes, he put knife in his head!” She continued to say that his blood was all over her. She screamed repeatedly the address as 294 East Maple. She stated she was at her neighbors’ and did not
feel safe. Sarah told the dispatcher, “He’s ten and he is gone.”
SARAH: “There’s fucking hunting knife in his head!”
SARAH (screaming): He just killed Fucking Vyifih H”
Dispatch asked if she knows who is still in the home. Sarah stated, just her husband and her son. She
informed dispatch that her name was Sarah. Sarah kept asking if it was safe for her to return outside.
1“ FEMALE DISPATCHER: “We’re getting an ambulance out there right now. They’re almost there.”
Sarah kept asking about her husband.
Sarah said that an officer was with her.
The 911 call ended shortly after.
As the police arrived, she heard gunshots. Sarah is unsure of the reason for her husband’s actions and
said she never expected something like this from her husband. security camera located on the block south of Sendelbach’s captured audio of not only the gun shots but also Sarah screaming and knocking on the neighbor’s door. Sarah’s voice is frantic and loud. She can be heard yelling for help and saying, ”My son, my son!”
Wabash County Central Dispatch (WCCD) received several 911 calls regarding two shots being fired from
male subject standing on or near the front porch at 294 E. Maple St. An additional 911 call was
received from Republic Services Waste Disposal. The caller informed WCCD they had driver at North
Allen and E. Maple St. whose truck had been shot. ISP detectives interviewed the driver, Ralph Noirot. Ralph was stopped facing west on E. Maple Street in front of Sendelbach’s residence when he heard
loud noise. At the same time his passenger side window was blown out. Ralph drove to the end of the
block and got out to look at his truck. He realized after seeing the damage someone had shot at him. Ralph was not struck by the shot and was not injured. Ralph reported the information to his dispatch who in turn called 911. The truck Ralph was driving that day could be driven and operated from either
side. Ralph told detectives if he had chosen to drive from the other side of the vehicle that morning he
would’ve been hit. Evidence located at the scene, including the location of spent shotgun shells on the
front porch (south side) of Sendelbach’s residence along with witness statements, corroborates Ralph’s statement. Utilizing this information, it is believed this was the first of four total shots fired by
Sendelbach.
The second shot is believed to be at Sendelbach’s neighbor’s unoccupied black 2018 Dodge Journey. The Dodge Journey was shot in the front passenger door with shotgun. This vehicle was parked, facing
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west, on E. Maple Street in front of Sendelbach’s residence. The spent shotgun shells for the first two
shots were located on Sendelbach’s front porch facing E. Maple Street.
In accordance with Indiana Trial Rule 11, affirm under the penalties for perjury that the foregoing
representations are true.
SGT. JOSH ROZZ