IMPD shares video of I-65 police shooting

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division on Wednesday shared video of a March 29 taking pictures involving two officers and a carjacking suspect at an I-65 ramp.

The video begins with the suspect, recognized as 33-year-old Michael Barnes, of Marion, concerned in a crash on the intersection of West 56th Road and Georgetown Street on town’s west aspect.

After crashing into the automobile, Barnes ran a pink mild and hit one other automobile and a supply truck. He can then be seen getting out of his automobile and carjacking the motive force a black, four-door Chevrolet Impala.

Moments after the carjacking, the girl who was driving the Impala ran again to the automotive, opened the rear passenger door, and took out a small youngster.

Barnes took off within the stolen automotive, however police tracked him to the intersection of West 62nd Road and Cooper Street.

IMPD officers caught up with Barnes, however once they tried to tug him over, he refused to cease and a high-speed chase started.

Barnes ultimately led officers south on Kessler Boulevard North Drive within the course of I-65. He ultimately got here to a cease on the finish of the on-ramp to southbound I-65.

IMPD Officers David Yohe and Donovan Hankins stopped on the ramp behind Barnes.

A passing automobile captured dashcam video of Barnes getting out of the stolen Impala and pointing a gun at Officers Yohe and Hankins.

Each officers fired their weapons at Barnes, putting him no less than as soon as. Barnes was taken to a hospital in vital situation and survived his accidents.

The taking pictures was captured by the physique cameras of a number of IMPD officers and on the dashboard digital camera of a passing automobile. IMPD says the motive force, who wished to stay nameless, later dropped the video off at district headquarters.

Barnes was arrested for a warrant out of Grant County on a number of fees, together with fees together with illegal possession of a violent felon, theft, and possession of a narcotic drug.

In Marion County, Barnes faces the next fees:

• Armed theft
• Leaving the scene of an accident
• Pointing a firearm
• Resisting legislation enforcement utilizing a automobile
• Resisting legislation enforcement – drawing a weapon
• Illegal possession of a firearm by a severe violent felon

On-line courtroom information present Barnes has a pretrial convention in Marion County on June 6.

IMPD says it’s conducting a prison investigation in addition to an inside overview, as is commonplace process after a police taking pictures.

The officers concerned within the taking pictures had been positioned on administrative go away.

Anybody with data was requested to name IMPD Detective Michael Duke on the murder workplace at 317-327-3475 or contact him at michael.duke@indy.gov. Info may be submitted anonymously by Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.

Watch the video from IMPD

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