INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has released edited bodycam footage documenting the moments leading to a police shooting after a man struck an Indianapolis police officer with a vehicle on the city’s near north side.
According to a graphic that appears at the beginning of the video, officers responded to the 1500 block of N. Meridian Street around 4:18 p.m. on Nov. 14, 2024, to conduct a welfare check. Officers arrived on the scene and found a man inside a car parked near a CVS at the intersection of N. Meridian and 16th Street.
What does the video show?
Previous reporting indicates that officers noted at the time the man, who was identified as 36-year-old Terrance Shane, was inside the car near the front of the drive-thru. Store employees told police that they were unsuccessful in making contact with Shane despite multiple efforts before police arrived.
The bodycam footage shows officers approaching Shane’s vehicle and knocking on his window multiple times to get his attention. The officers also activated their sirens and pointed their flashlights into the vehicle, but all of these efforts proved unsuccessful…