Indianapolis, IN
White man convicted of homicide in Indianapolis shooting of Black man at protest, sentenced to home detention
A person convicted of reckless murder within the 2020 capturing of a younger Black man in Indianapolis throughout unrest sparked by George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police was sentenced Thursday to at least one yr of residence detention.
Tyler Newby, 32, additionally was sentenced to 4 years of probation for capturing Dorian Murrell.
Prosecutors had charged Newby with homicide, however a Marion County decide conducting a bench trial discovered Newby, who’s white, responsible of the lesser crime of reckless murder.
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Murrell, 18, died from a single gunshot wound to the guts after being shot in downtown Indianapolis on Might 31, 2020, throughout violence that adopted protests over the killing of Floyd, a Black man.
A person who was convicted of killing a Black man in Indianapolis has been sentenced to at least one yr of residence detention.
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Newby’s first trial in Murrell’s killing led to a mistrial final yr.
Newby surrendered shortly after the capturing. He claimed self-defense, saying the capturing occurred after he was approached by folks and shoved to the bottom. Newby mentioned he noticed somebody standing over him and fired.
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Prosecutors argued that being shoved to the bottom did not justify killing somebody.