INDIANAPOLIS — A man who was shot by police on Indianapolis' northeast side in November 2023 after allegedly firing shots from his house has accepted a plea deal in the case.
According to the agreement obtained by 13News, Dontriell Hood agreed to plead guilty to criminal recklessness and unlawful carrying of a handgun. The state has agreed to dismiss the charges of unlawful carrying of a handgun and resisting law enforcement as part of the deal.
If the agreement is accepted by the judge, Hood would have a total sentence of five years: one year would be served in the Indiana Department of Correction, one would be in a community corrections program and the remaining three years would be suspended.
According to court records, Hood was firing shot from his house on Caroline Avenue, near East 38th Street and North Keystone Avenue, around 11 a.m. Nov. 10, 2023. Police said some bullets left holes in the house across the street.
When police arrived, they said Hood initially complied with orders to drop his gun and walk slowly toward them. But they said he then moved quickly back to his gun, tripped and fell, then crawled to his gun, grabbed it and was beginning to stand up when police shot him.
Hood was already a convicted felon on house arrest at the time. In April 2022, Hood was shot by police with a less lethal launcher in a similar incident. In that incident, Hood was allegedly standing in Fall Creek, near Keystone Avenue, shooting at people fishing.