IMPD says motorist and officer exchanged gunfire
Update 9:55 p.m. Thursday:
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released more details into the fatal shooting early Thursday of McHale Rose, 19, in the 2200 block of Woodglen Drive on the city's northwest side.
Rose's shooting occurred in the same general area of the fatal shooting shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday of Dreasjon Reed, 21, by an Indianapolis police officer.
According to IMPD officials, police were called to investigate a burglary in progress at an apartment complex on Woodglen Drive at around 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
Police said upon arrival, four responding officers were shot at by a man armed with a rifle who was standing outside as they approached the apartment.
According to IMPD, police returned fire and struck the suspect, later identified as Rose. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
An IMPD summary of the Woodglen Drive incident released Thursday night said video from a cellphone recovered at the scene "confirms officers gave repeated and clear commands to the male to move away from the rifle." Police also said the cellphone video also showed Rose pointed the rifle in the officers' direction before he fired.
The police report said the cellphone was later confirmed to be the same one used to call 911 and that it belonged to the suspect.
The police summary also said there didn't appear to be a burglary or attempted burglary at the scene.
"It does not appear at this time that Mr. Rose had any connection to the address police were called to from his phone," the report said. "Preliminary evidence indicates the 911 call may have been made to lure officers into an ambush-style attack."
Update 12:49 P.M.:
The Marion County coroner's office has identified the three people who died last night:
Ashlynn Lisby, 23, is the pregnant pedestrian who was struck by an officer driving to work.
Dreasjon "Sean" Reed, 21, is the suspect fatally shot in the 6200 block of Michigan Road.
McHale Rose, 19, is the suspect fatally shot outside of the apartment in the second shooting of the night.
Earlier:
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor and other police officials held a news briefing Thursday morning to discuss three fatal incidents involving IMPD officers overnight.
On the northwest side, two separate officer-involved shootings left suspects dead on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. On the south side, a pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed after being struck by a veteran IMPD officer who was on his way to work.
Here are the latest details:
The motorist and an officer in the first shooting had exchanged gunfire, police said.
Magazines and shell casings found indicated that both weapons had been fired, police said.
Police believe a weapon found at the scene belonged to the motorist.
The incident was partially broadcast on Facebook Live and drew what Taylor called "inappropriate" comments from an IMPD officer who was not present at the time of the shooting.
"Let me be clear," Taylor said. "These comments are unacceptable and unbecoming of our police department."
The nature of the comments was not immediately clear Thursday morning.
Disciplinary action will be pursued, Taylor said.
Taylor said whether the officer involved in the motorist shooting was justified in firing his weapon will be determined by an internal investigation but at this time Taylor has not seen any evidence to suggest that the officer was not.
On the second officer-involved shooting, police believe the suspect's phone was used to make the 911 call and were looking into a possible "ambush" situation. Taylor said whether the earlier police shooting might have instigated the actions by the suspect in the second officer-involved shooting is a possibility but he is unsure at this time.
Taylor said he was disheartened by the past day's events.
"We've made significant investments, in both resources and energy, to build these bridges of trust around the types of relationships with our neighbors to make our community safer," Taylor said. "We recognize and are saddened that this mutual trust that is so valued has been eroded over the last 24 hours."
Taylor said he understands the concerns raised by community members and activists but urged people to await the results of investigations to better understand the circumstances of shootings. He said what people see or hear on social media may not be accurate.
"I'm going to give you the truth, whether we're in the right or the wrong," Taylor said. "All I'm asking is that you give me time, give our department time to work those things out. That's not to come up with excuses or shift blames or anything like that. That is really to give you the honest and transparent truth as to what occurred."
What was reported earlier:
Live-streamed pursuit ends in fatal shooting
According to IMPD, Wednesday night's incident started around 6 p.m. on I-65 near 30th Street when department Deputy Chief Kendale Adams saw someone driving recklessly and almost striking another car.
Adams initiated a pursuit. Chief Taylor, in another car behind Adams, aided.
IMPD fatally shoots man:After a chase possibly broadcast on Facebook Live
Other officers joined the pursuit as Adams and Taylor dropped off, but by 6:10 p.m. an IMPD sergeant ordered that those other officers stop because of how fast the suspect was driving.
An officer then saw the suspect's car driving eastbound on 62nd Street before parking at a business. Both the officer and the suspect left their cars, and a foot pursuit began.
There was a confrontation between the two that involved an exchange of gunfire, police said, and the officer called in the shooting at 6:16 p.m.
The full details of that confrontation have not been released, but police said the officer's Taser was deployed at some point.
Investigators say they found a gun near the suspect, who police have not yet identified. A family member at the scene identified the man as Sean Reed.
Parts of Wednesday's shooting were captured on Facebook Live. A young, shirtless man is seen driving and shows viewers what appears to be police pursuing him.
He says to the camera that he is about to park his car and then begins to ask about his location. He then says he is on 62nd and Michigan.
Shortly after, it appears the man is out of his car and running with his phone. Within seconds, the man is responding to another voice. The man asks: "What'd you say?" About 11 seconds go by when there is more inaudible shouting.
Then one or two pops can be heard. The man appears to either drop his phone or collapse or both. He says a cuss word.
With the camera pointing to the sky, the sounds of more than a dozen other pops ring out.
By then, more than 4,000 people had tuned in to watch the Facebook Live.
Another recording of the Facebook Live appears to show the aftermath. More than 16,000 people now tuned in to watch.
The video is pointed at the sky but captures a conversation, seemingly among police officers at the scene, but it is not clear.
Several community activists and neighborhood organizers expressed outrage at what the video showed. More than 100 people gathered at the scene after the shooting, with many chanting, "No justice, no peace."
Pregnant pedestrian hit by IMPD officer
Shortly before 9:45 p.m. Wednesday police were called to South Harding Street and the eastbound ramp of I-465 for a pedestrian struck by an officer.
Officer Jonathon Henderson, a 22-year IMPD veteran, was heading north in the right lane of South Harding Street approaching I-465 when he hit a pregnant woman, police said in a Thursday morning news release.
Another incident:Pregnant pedestrian fatally hit by IMPD officer driving to work
Henderson called for backup and immediately rendered first aid to the victim, police said. The critically injured woman was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, where both she and her child were pronounced dead.
The name of the victim has not been released, and the crash remains under investigation.
Preliminary findings do not lead investigators to believe driver impairment played a role in the crash.
Burglary suspect killed after shooting at four officers
According to IMPD officials, police were called to investigate a burglary in progress at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Woodglen Drive around 1:30 a.m.
Police said upon arrival, four responding officers were shot at by a man armed with a rifle who was standing outside as they approached the apartment.
Police returned fire and struck the suspect, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Suspect killed:In second fatal Indianapolis police shooting within 8 hours
No officers were hurt in the shooting. It is unclear how many gunshots were fired in the exchange.
IMPD officials have not released the name of the suspect or any additional information about the shooting.
IndyStar reporters Tony Cook, Ryan Martin and Dave Lindquist contributed to this story.
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