NATCHEZ — A 33-year-old Natchez native was fatally shot by an Indiana state trooper while the trooper was attempting to break up a fight outside a nightclub in Fort Wayne.

Indiana State Police public information officer Sgt. Ron Galaviz said on-duty trooper Seth W. Mann spotted multiple people beating up a man while driving on Main Street and stopped to break up the fight.

Galaviz said the crowd, including Natchez native Lucius D. Washington, began to scatter once Mann approached them. Washington reportedly began walking “hurriedly” away from the scene.

Mann reportedly told the crowd to stop fleeing, and Galaviz said all but Washington did so Mann then pursued Washington. He said the two men then had a physical altercation and Mann shot Washington at least once.

“What occurred from the altercation to the use of deadly force is being investigated,” Galaviz said.

Galaviz said he did not know if Washington had any weapons on him the night of the shooting. He said Mann suffered from some bruises and scrapes from the altercation with Washington.

Mann is currently on paid administrative leave, Galaviz said, until an internal review and investigation can be completed the Indiana State Police.

Mann, a U.S. Marine Corps reserve, has served as an Indiana state trooper for four and a half years and has no disciplinary action on his record, Galaviz said.