🌱 IMPD Release Body Camera Footage + Jason Epeards Convicted

Happy Friday, people of Indianapolis! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right.

First, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 59 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Indianapolis:

1. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has released body camera footage of the deadly Eugene St. officer-involved shooting that took place in late Sept. A critical incident video was posted on the IMPD YouTube page Thursday of the police shooting in the 500 block of Eugene St. An investigation remains underway and a separate, independent investigation will be conducted by the IMPD Internal Affairs Unit. (Fox 59)
2. A man has been convicted for the robbery and murder of an Indianapolis pizza delivery man. A jury convicted Jason Epeards of felony murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury in the 2018 death of Lavon Drake. Epeards is the third person convicted in Drake’s death and will be sentenced in December. (WIBC - Indianapolis News & Politics)
3. Police are investigating a series of robberies at several convenience stores across the city, most recently at the Express Neighborhood Pantry on S. East St. (Fox 59)
4. Two people were arrested after a car chase and shooting on the southeast side of Indianapolis. (WIBC - Indianapolis News & Politics)
5. Rob Gough, an Indianapolis millionaire 'wish kid' reflects on his journey that started on the south side. (Indiana Lawyer)

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About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.