Indianapolis police say Sean Reed was fatally shot in exchange of gunfire after officer’s taser was ‘ineffective’

There was an exchange of gunfire between capturing sufferer Dreasjon “Sean” Reed and police after an officer’s use of a taser didn’t cease Reed throughout a confrontation that was partially captured on Facebook Stay, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division stated Thursday evening.

The capturing dying of Sean” Reed, 21, on Wednesday nightset off a sequence of protests in Indianapolis that continued on Thursday.

“Preliminary data signifies the officer deployed his taser,” in line with a abstract of the incident launched by IMPD. “It seems the taser was ineffective, and an trade of gunfire between the driving force and the officer adopted.”

IMPD stated ballistic proof recovered on the scene “initially point out that photographs have been fired from each the officer’s weapon and Mr. Sean Reed’s weapon.” It stated that proof will likely be examined by the Marion County Forensic Companies Company.

A firearm situated close to Reed was collected for proof, in line with the IMPD abstract.

“The distinctive look of the firearm matched one Mr. Reed had been seen posing with on social media,” IMPD stated in its abstract.

In its abstract, IMPD stated the officer gave instructions to Sean Reed to cease after he parked and jumped out of his car — a gray Toyota Corolla — within the rear of a enterprise. The gunfire occured following a brief pursuit on foot.

IMPD confirmed that an Inside Affairs investigation of the capturing has begun.

The officer, who has not but been recognized, is on administrative go away, as is commonplace follow in police-involved shootings, IMPD stated.

Based on IMPD, Wednesday’s incident began round 6 p.m. on Interstate 65 when division Deputy Chief Kendale Adams noticed somebody driving recklessly and nearly hanging one other automotive.

Adams initiated a pursuit. Chief Randal Taylor, in one other automotive behind Adams, aided.

Different officers joined the pursuit as Adams and Taylor dropped off however, by 6:10 p.m., an IMPD sergeant ordered that these different officers cease due to how briskly the suspect was driving, in line with the abstract.

Six minutes later, after Reed’s automotive was noticed parking at a enterprise and following the foot pursuit, the officer referred to as within the capturing.