IMPD Sergeant Charged + Two Murders + Pup-Kin Patch

Hello, people of Indianapolis! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Indianapolis Daily.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 74 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories today in Indianapolis:

1. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office has charged Sgt. Eric Huxley of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department with one felony count of official misconduct and one count of battery resulting in moderate injury, after he used excessive force against a man during a Sept. arrest. Yesterday, IMPD Chief Randal Taylor announced he is recommending that Huxley, a 14-year veteran, be terminated for his actions. The officer has been placed on leave without pay while the incident continues to be under investigation, including the actions of the two other IMPD officers who were involved in the arrest of Jermaine Vaughn. (WFYI)
2. An Indianapolis mother is seeking justice after her son was one of two people murdered in the city on Monday. Ebony Allen lost her son, Chris Richardson, after he was shot to death in the middle of the day while sitting inside a Jeep along Grand Ave. near 38th St. Just eight hours after Richardson’s death, police were called to an E 46th St. near Binford where another man was killed inside a home in an unrelated case. (CBS 4 Indianapolis)
3. Indianapolis Animal Care Services will be hosting Pup-kin Patch free adoption events throughout October, starting today. (WTHR)
4. Thursday's Million Meal Marathon in Indianapolis will feed Hoosiers across the state. (Fox 59)
5. On Tuesday, The Indianapolis Department of Public Works unveiled the names of the four new snow trucks that were named as submitted and voted on by the community. (Fox 59)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

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.