INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating its fifth officer-involved shooting this year on the city's northwest side.
IMPD Chief Chris Bailey said an officer shot and killed a man after he allegedly fired at officers. The suspect is accused of shooting his roommate earlier in the day.
"Our officers are doing their job and trying to take that person into custody. We prefer that people do the right thing and put the gun down and surrender so that we don't have to have these kinds of things happen," Bailey said.
The incident comes months after Bailey requested an "outside review" of his department's use of force. In total, 19 people were shot by IMPD officers last year.
In April, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is partnering with the National Policing Institute to conduct an outside review of the IMPD's officer-involved shootings from 2023.
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The in-depth analysis will be done to find any patterns or factors that could identify the uptick in these incidents throughout last year.
It turns out Indianapolis isn't the only city that made a request.
In 2021, leaders in Columbus, Ohio sent a letter requesting the DOJ to help identify possible racial biases within Columbus policing efforts.
Almost two years later, the DOJ handed over a 14-page report suggesting the department restructure and focus more on community policing.
The review did not include anything about the department's use of force policies. Since then, the city requested another review through the COPS office to look into incidents.
"The city's request to expand its engagement with COPS to review additional areas, including CDP's use of force policies, is an important step that will benefit both CDP and the community," Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in the statement.
It's not clear how long the review will take in Indianapolis. Mayor Joe Hogsett said it will be released to the public once it is complete.