INDIANAPOLIS — On Aug. 30, IMPD released edited body camera video of a deadly police shooting that happened June 25, 2024.
Elijah Radford was shot and killed by officers from IMPD and Lawrence Police.
Body camera video shows an IMPD officer enter an apartment in the 8000 block of Maple Leaf Lane, near Castleton Square Mall and Interstate 69, after Radford allegedly broke in.
The video shows the officer run up the stairs, where he finds a woman being held at knifepoint by a man identified as Radford.
The officer shouts at Radford to "drop the knife now" as the woman screams in fear.
The video shows the officer circle to the side, and two gunshots are heard. Radford collapses to the floor immediately. The officer calls into his radio that Radford has been shot in the head and is not breathing.
A Lawrence police officer followed the IMPD officer into the apartment. Body cam video shows the Lawrence officer shot at Radford from the stairs at roughly the same time the IMPD officer fired.
Radford was declared dead at the scene.
WARNING: The critical incident video contains graphic video and language. Those wishing to view it can find it here.
Chase before the shooting
The confrontation with Radford started around 3 p.m. June 25.
Police got a call about a shooting near North Michigan Road and West 86th Street. A woman had been shot in the hand.
IMPD Chief Chris Bailey said a second person, apparently a good Samaritan, was taken to the hospital to be treated for bite wounds.
Witnesses described a maroon Dodge Ram as a possible suspect vehicle to officers at the scene. When they spotted the truck, officers gave chase.
The chase ended in the apartment on Maple Leaf Lane.
That is where Radford crashed his truck outside the apartment where the woman was held at knifepoint.
Radford's wife speaks to 13News
Radford's wife, Charminca, told 13News reporter Chase Houle she was leaving an office complex on Wesleyan Road, near North Michigan Road and West 86th Street, around 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 when Radford ambushed her with a rifle.
She said Radford shot her in the hand.
As she was running back inside for help, Charminca said he knocked her down and pointed a gun to her head. But when he pulled the trigger, the gun jammed.
As she got up to run inside, she couldn't pull the door open due to her hand slipping because of the blood. That's when she said Elijah grabbed her, pulled her down and pointed the gun at her head a second time.
This time, the rifle clip fell out.
According to court documents, Radford was accused of attacking his wife a little over two weeks before. In those documents, it claims Radford grabbed Charminca by the neck and threw her to the ground.
Police later charged Radford with domestic battery, battery causing bodily injury and strangulation.