Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Terryoun Mays
Gender : Male
Age : 17
Race : Black
Date : 07/08/2024
Location : Brill Road
City : Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Metro Indianapolis Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 8, 2024, officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) responded to reports of a group of young males displaying firearms in downtown Indianapolis. Upon arrival, officers observed the individuals placing the firearms into a parked vehicle. As officers approached, a foot pursuit ensued.
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IMPD's Real Time Crime Center later identified a man entering the driver's seat of the same vehicle with a visible firearm. Two other juveniles, including 17-year-old Terryoun Mays, were passengers. Officers attempted a traffic stop once the vehicle exited the downtown area. Initially, the driver complied by pulling over, but then drove away. Officers pursued the vehicle until they lost visual contact and "called off the chase", pulling over to a complete stop.
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Approximately three minutes later, officers discovered the vehicle overturned in the 2600 block of Brill Road. The driver and two passengers, including Mays, sustained critical injuries and were transported to a local hospital. Mays died from his injuries.
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IMPD's Certified Accident Investigators responded to the scene. A search of the vehicle revealed two firearms, a drum-style magazine, and several bullets. The investigation is ongoing, with findings to be reviewed by the appropriate authorities.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality (Terryoun Mays)
2 injuries (driver and one passenger, identities not disclosed)
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LAST UPDATE: 12/07/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-8/17-year-old-dies-after-police-chase/
