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Ricktez Williams

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : Black

Date : 09/23/2023

Location : Lucas Oil Stadium area

City : Indianapolis

County : Marion

State : Indiana

Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD, SWAT

Officer(s) :Sgt. Jeremy Steward, Officer Kenneth Kunz, Officer Dalton Hair

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after car chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Indianapolis Metro PD chased a vehicle because they believed it was involved in a robbery of a business previously. A Grappler device was used to forcibly stop the vehicle. Police allege that Ricktez Williams shot at them . He is seen pointing something out of the window on dashcam but no gun or shooting can be clearly identified. Police shot up the vehicle while in motion, killing Williams and critically injuring Eriana Morris. She was critically injured and known to be pregnant when shot and her outcome is unknown. Heavily edited dashcam footage has been released and is linked below.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox59.com/news/impd-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-downtown-indy/
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https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/impd-releases-bodycam-videos-officers-involved-fatal-shooting-armed-robbery-suspect-near-lucas-oil-stadium-ricktez-williams/531-062ed9bc-a0d3-44ee-8651-411413eb5ae3