The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said officers were pursuing the man Wednesday because he was driving recklessly. ADPolice have yet to name the driver or the officer who shot him, acknowledging only that both were black men. Authorities announced that the officer who shot the young man has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation. She told WISH that her family had watched the pursuit on Facebook and heard the shooting happen in real time. ADPolice said the Indianapolis man was “driving at a high rate of speed and disobeying all traffic signals” and “almost struck other vehicles” while exiting the interstate.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2020 08:29 UTC