🌱 Man Dies After Being Tased + Students Protest Firing Of Educator

Happy Wednesday, people of Indianapolis! Here are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cool. High: 60 Low: 41.

Here are the top three stories today in Indianapolis:

1. An Indianapolis man is dead after being tasered by a police officer on Monday. According to police, officers responded to a disturbance call after 3:00 a.m. on Monday to encounter a man and his parents. Police say that during negotiation the man moved quickly towards an officer who then deployed his taser. Body camera footage has not been released as of Tuesday afternoon. (wlfi.com)
2. Students at Indianapolis Metropolitan High School left the building during lunch in protest of the firing of the school's restorative coordinator, Vanessa Elliot. According to students, the coordinator was improperly fired after an altercation involving a student. According to Elliot, the camera footage of the altercation shows that she was not aggressive with the student. The school declined to comment. (WTHR)
3. More than 1,000 Walmart workers may be out of a job as the Plainfield distribution center closes. The distribution center was the site of an enormous fire in March that lasted 76 hours. 957 of the associates who worked at the distribution center have found new positions with the company, the remaining 1,132 employees have not accepted positions, and have until Jul. 15 to be relocated before termination. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)

Today in Indianapolis:

• Crawly Creatures Beneath Your Feet at Zionsville Town Community Events (3:00 PM)
• Business Continuity Program at Porter Books & Bread (5:00 PM)
• Community Weed Wrangle: Garlic Mustard Pull at Location TBA(6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Indianapolis Fire Department conducted Hands On Training (or H.O.T.) on Monday. See all photos of the training event at the post link. (Facebook)
• Indianapolis Animal Care Services wants you to meet Cleopatra! This sweet pup has had a rough life and needs a kind and loving home. (Facebook)
• Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis invites you to the Sofar Sounds show tonight! Tickets are being sold here, so get them while they're still available. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.