Man who shot Terre Haute police officer identified and charged

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The man who killed Terre Haute police officer Greg Ferency Wednesday has been identified as 44-year-old Shane Meehan.

Court papers say Meehan threw a Molotov cocktail at the building.

When Ferency came outside, Meehan shot him.

Another detective shot Meehan, who then drove himself to a hospital, where he remains.

Meehan — a former employee of the federal prison in Terre Haute and a former candidate for Terre Haute mayor — is charged with murder.