A chilling video shows two police officers respond to a 911 call about a man with a gun sitting on someone's porch. The person who called 911 did not know the man, but was probably afraid considering he had a gun in his hand. The man was reportedly suffering a mental health crisis and allegedly threatened to shoot people. When cops arrived, the man was told to put his hands up and he raised the hand with the gun. The officers shot him once the gun was pointed in their direction. Fox59 reported:
FOX59/CBS4 has obtained a video appearing to show an officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 2 that left a man dead following what witnesses described as a mental health crisis on Indy’s north side.
Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called shortly after 2 p.m. to the 600 block of 38th Street on the north side after receiving multiple calls reporting that 35-year-old Lemar Qualls was seen waving and pointing a gun at strangers in the area.
While officers were en route, IMPD said the officers were told the run had been upgraded to a person pointing a firearm and allegedly threatening to shoot people in the area.
According to previous reports, one of those callers reportedly told dispatch Qualls had stepped onto the porch of their residence on Broadway Street and pointed a gun at her while making odd comments and waving the gun around.
The homeowner told police they did not know Qualls and decided to call 911.
