Officers involved in West Side shooting

Lina Portman2 days ago

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INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating a shooting involving at least one of their officers on the city's west side.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the police agency said officers were at the scene of the shooting in the 5100 block of West Vermont Street, just off North Lynhurst Drive.

No officers were injured, police said. No further details were immediately available.

West Vermont Street, between Lynhurst and Cossell streets, will be closed while police remain on scene. Residents are asked to avoid the area.

The shooting is the second involving police in Indianapolis in a week.

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Indianapolis police shootings in 2024

This is the ninth shooting this year involving Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers.

June 25: Elijah Hakiem Radford, 45, was suspected of shooting a woman and then leading police on a miles-long chase that culminated in Castleton, where he allegedly held a woman at knifepoint when he was fatally shot.

June 1st:A police officer fired his weapon while investigating gunshots downtown around 3:20 a.m. Neither the suspect nor the officer were injured.

May 28:Jerrett Dwain Gray Jr., 20, was suspected of committing an armed carjacking when he was fatally shot while trying to flee police at the Cavalier Court apartment complex. Two firearms were recovered where Gray was taken into custody. One of them was equipped with a machine gun conversion device, commonly known as a Glock Switch.

May 15:Kelvin Andrew Chandler, 26, accused of shooting his roommate, was fatally shot during an “exchange of gunfire” with a police officer in the 6500 block of Apollo Way. His roommate survived.

May 2nd:Lemar Brandon Qualls, 35, was shot after officers were called about an armed person pointing a gun at people in the 3900 block of Broadway Street, near 38th Street and North College Avenue. Witnesses said Qualls pointed the gun at officers, police said.

March, 31st:Luis Duran-Ruano, 31, was killed after a SWAT standoff on Winston Avenue that began with a call about a man firing shots into the air near West 33rd Street and Georgetown Road.

March 24:Dominique Lamonte Durham Sr., 37, was fatally shot March 24 during a gunfight with off-duty security guards working at a nightclub on East Washington Street.

January 24:Raphael Dekemper, 41, was shot and killed during a shootout with police on Brookside Parkway North Drive.

Justice Department Investigates Police Shootings

In mid-April, Mayor Joe Hogsett and Bailey announced that the Justice Department would conduct a comprehensive investigation into police shootings following a sharp increase in 2023, when officers were involved in 17 shootings that left someone dead or injured. No timeline was provided for when the results of that investigation would be released.

Past coverage: Justice Department steps in to review Indianapolis police shootings at Chief Bailey's request

Indianapolis police shootings in 2024

Justice Department Investigates Police Shootings

Lina Portman

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