INDIANAPOLIS — A video showing a man in downtown Indianapolis being shot by IMPD with pepper balls, taken to the ground and then punched by an officer on the ground is going viral online.
Devin Hunt is the man seen in the video. He now has four welts on his chest where the pepper balls hit him and a cut on his lip from the impact with the ground. The 25-year-old said he’s frustrated with the officers’ response, saying the officer escalated the situation.
In the video, you see the IMPD officer face-to-face with Hunt. The officer pushes Hunt away and Hunt reacts by knocking away the officer’s arm. The officer then fires multiple pepper balls at Hunt and tries to take Hunt to the ground…