Updated

Updated · IndyStar · Jul 23

Indianapolis Gunman Wounds 2 Officers After Disturbance Call, Dies in Return Fire

Updated

Updated · IndyStar · Jul 23

Indianapolis Gunman Wounds 2 Officers After Disturbance Call, Dies in Return Fire

Q: Body cameras were active during the shootout. What will the footage reveal about the encounter's first critical seconds?

The body-camera video is expected to show that the encounter turned violent almost immediately after officers arrived. Based on police statements, the footage should capture officers responding to the 9-1-1 call about an armed man in the 8000 block of East 37th Street, making initial contact with the suspect, and then coming under gunfire within the first moments of that contact. Investigators say the suspect began shooting upon the officers’ arrival, hitting two veteran officers, while at least three officers returned fire. What the video will likely clarify is the exact sequence of those first seconds: where the officers were positioned, whether any commands were given, how quickly the suspect opened fire, and how the officers responded under what police describe as an immediate deadly threat. It may also show whether anyone else was nearby and how quickly officers moved to secure the scene and render aid once it was safe. That footage will be central to the criminal investigation, the Internal Affairs review, and the civilian-majority Use of Force Review Board process. Publicly, however, police have not yet released the video, so the precise details of those opening moments remain unconfirmed beyond the department’s account.

2 articles · Updated · IndyStar · Jul 23

Two Indianapolis officers were shot late Wednesday after answering a 10:25 p.m. disturbance call on East 37th Street; both were hospitalized in stable condition and the suspect later died.
Police said a 911 caller had warned that a man at the scene might be armed, and officers encountered a man and woman outside before the man opened fire.
At least three officers returned fire, a firearm was recovered, and Chief Tanya Terry said body armor and officers' immediate aid helped save lives.
Body cameras were activated during the shooting, and the officers who fired were placed on administrative leave pending a criminal investigation and a mandatory Use of Force Review Board hearing.