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Kentrail Dumarrio-Elijauan Small
Age : 40
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/23/2024
Location : Park Terrace Motel, 9025 Pendleton Pike
City : Lawrence
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during narcotics search
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/23/2024, Kentrail Small, 40, was shot and killed by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department SWAT officers while police served a narcotics search warrant at the Park Terrace Motel, 9025 Pendleton Pike, in Lawrence. IMPD narcotics detectives and SWAT officers arrived at approximately 10:35 a.m. Police said Small was the subject of the warrant and that they believed he was armed.
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SWAT officers surrounded the motel room and used sirens and a public-address system to announce their presence and order Small to come outside. After receiving no response, officers forced entry into the room. Small and a woman then emerged from the bathroom. Body-camera footage released in November 2024 shows officers ordering both of them to the floor. The woman complied while officers moved toward Small.
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As officers attempted to handcuff Small in the motel room's kitchenette, a physical struggle developed. IMPD alleged that Small broke away and attempted to grab a Draco-style firearm. Body-camera footage shows officers struggling with Small immediately before officers shouted warnings about a gun. Two SWAT officers then fired multiple rounds, striking Small.
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Police and medics provided medical aid before Small was transported to Eskenazi Hospital, where he died. Police reported recovering three firearms from the motel room and said detectives seized fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana and prescription pills during execution of the warrant.
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IMPD's Critical Incident Response Team investigated the shooting, with a separate administrative investigation by IMPD Internal Affairs. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office was consulted during the criminal investigation. IMPD subsequently released edited body-camera footage of the raid and shooting on November 8, 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/impd-releases-body-cam-footage-of-deadly-shooting-of-suspect-at-lawrence-motel
https://wibc.com/426994/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-during-swat-raid-at-motel/
https://wibc.com/490713/impd-releases-body-cam-footage-from-officer-involved-shooting-last-august/
https://hoodline.com/2024/11/bodycam-footage-released-of-fatal-shooting-by-swat-at-lawrence-motel-impd-investigates-incident/
https://www.sprowlfuneral.com/obituary/Kentrail-Small
BWC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtTmJDTc4wA
