Indianapolis family demands release of surveillance footage from shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The family of a man killed in a downtown shooting and another held in jail is challenging the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s account of the incident, claiming that race played a role in how the case has been handled.
The March 7 shooting near East Washington and North Pennsylvania streets left Jamar Thomas dead days later and his nephew, Lamonte Thomas, behind bars.
During a press conference Thursday at the Indy Liberation Center, relatives demanded the immediate release of surveillance footage and the dismissal of charges against Lamonte…