DeShon Downing: Estate sues Indianapolis in 2019 fatal police shooting
The estate of an Indianapolis man who was killed during a police traffic stop in August 2019 is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and two IMPD officers. DeShon Downing was shot and killed by police after officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stopped a van he was a passenger in. The vehicle was pulled over in the 8500 block of East 42nd Street in connection with an alleged drug deal, and after the driver allegedly committed a traffic violation, according to a February 2020 report by special prosecutor Mark Hollingsworth. Right before t...
Source: indystar.com