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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rick Callahan

2 Indianapolis police officers face trial in Black man's death during mental health crisis

Custody Death Officers - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Two Indianapolis police officers are set to stand trial Monday in the death of a Black man after police shocked him with a Taser and restrained him face down during a mental health crisis in his parents' home.

Officers Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez were indicted by a grand jury in April 2023 in Herman Whitfield III’s 2022 death. The officers, who have been on administrative leave, are being tried together as co-defendants.

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