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Peaceful Protesters In Indianapolis March On Statehouse, Down Mass Ave Thursday

Protests against police violence erupted this spring.
Protests against police violence erupted this spring.

For the seventh night in a row, protesters in Indianapolis marched against police brutality Thursday night.

The case of Dreasjon Reed was a top focus as protesters marched towards the Statehouse last night. Indianapolis police shot and killed Reed last month while he fled on foot.

There have been some changes. Yesterday, a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate the shooting. IMPD says they are also writing new policies to increase transparency.

Erika Haskins, a leader of the march, says these are good first steps, but they’re looking for more.

"We have to see them being put in action. You can talk about it, but we need to see. We need to see you reprimanding the officer, we need to see exactly what you’re doing, policies being changed," Haskins says.

Protesters also say they want the police officers’ names released and for the coroner to make public Reed’s autopsy report, among other demands.

Payton Whaley is from a small rural town outside St. Louis. He later moved out east to get a bachelor's degree in journalism from Virginia Tech. He started at WTIU and WFIU in 2018 making web content to put his bad internet habits to good use. He wrote this bio in third person so it didn't sound so narcissistic.