Indianapolis police fatally shoot suspect in carjacking

A 15-year-old carjacking suspect tried to ram Indianapolis cops with a stolen vehicle on Sunday night before they shot him dead, authorities said.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release that officers spotted a vehicle Sunday night matching the description of one that was carjacked and tried to stop it.

Police gave loud commands to try and get the driver to get out of the auto, but he turned toward officers and accelerated instead, narrowly missing police. We can not lose another young man in this manner without it interrupting our conscious. Green was later found to have violated his probation in July from the case.

Police in Arlington, Texas, said officers arriving to a burglary call found Christian Taylor roaming inside the dealership’s showroom early Friday morning.

“We have some youth who are in need of care, who are in need of services, who are in need to have their community wrap their arms around them to keep them out of harm’s way”, Lloyd said during a Monday afternoon press conference. Andre Green, his family and the police officers involved deserve a thorough investigation, one leading to a just result, and we understand it will not be completed overnight. Marchele Hall, the Marion County coroner’s office manager, identified the person slain as 15-year-old Andre Green.

Green was the driver.

“Because we don’t have any video of that, there’s some people who are going to be distrustful of the police’s account of what happened, wondering what really happened”, Harrison said. “Because not only had this young man demonstrated his propensity to use a firearm, but he also had a vehicle to use as a weapon”.

As our community heals and gains a better understanding of the timeline of events that led to this tragic incident, we must continue to have honest dialogue about holistic approaches aimed at preserving and maximizing human life – particularly the lives of our Black men.

Police say multiple passengers got out of the suspect vehicle and ran between the fence line of a nearby apartment complex. This is a standard IMPD procedure following a police involved shooting. None of the three officers were wearing body cameras and none of the police vehicles at the shooting scene were equipped with dashboard cameras. The leader of a faith-based, anti-crime group said Tuesday that Indianapolis’ police department needs to equi…

“They came from this way and they walked down this way and they were looking around”, she said.