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Indianapolis StarView CommentsAn Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a young man on the north side around 6:15 p.m.&nbsp;Wednesday following a pursuit initiated by two members of the command staff&nbsp;that was captured, in part, on Facebook Live as thousands tuned in.Several community activists and neighborhood organizers&nbsp;expressed outrage&nbsp;at what the&nbsp;the video showed.&nbsp;More than 100 people&nbsp;soon gathered at the scene after the shooting, with many chanting, "No justice, no peace."&nbsp;Today:The shooting&nbsp;happened in the area of&nbsp;West 62nd Street and Michigan Road. Investigators say they found a gun near the suspect, who has been identified as&nbsp;Dreasjon "Sean" Reed, 21.Tiona Reed, 37, who said she is Reed’s aunt, said through tears that the family has not received any information about what happened."Maybe if they weren’t here, we could get some more information,"&nbsp;she said, referring to a large crowd of more than 100 people on Michigan Road south of the shooting.Laron Anderson, editor of the website Black Indy Live, said he was helping his parents at their home in the area and heard gunshots."My dad and I were outside. I actually thought it was a car over-firing or popping," he said. &nbsp;About five&nbsp;minutes later, he said he saw at least 20 police cars.During a brief news conference after the shooting, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Chris Bailey said the incident originated on I-65 near 30th Street.Second incident:That's where Deputy Chief Kendale Adams, driving in an unmarked police vehicle, saw someone driving a grey Toyota Corolla recklessly and almost striking another car, according to an IMPD news release.Adams initiated a pursuit, asking for help from other officers.&nbsp;Chief Randal Taylor, in another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the news release said.Bailey said the suspect had been driving at speeds close to 90 mph.Police officers then began following the car at 6:01 p.m. When marked police cars arrived, according to the news&nbsp;release, both Adams and Taylor stopped their pursuit, which IMPD said is standard procedure for unmarked vehicles.It is unclear how many officers were involved in the chase.By 6:10 p.m., Bailey said, an IMPD sergeant ordered that they end&nbsp;the pursuit because of how fast the suspect was driving and because of his speed as they approached&nbsp;an intersection near&nbsp;West&nbsp;56th Street and Lafayette Road.Officers then started driving, Bailey said, at normal speeds.An officer then saw the suspect's car driving eastbound on 62nd Street, Bailey said. The car parked at a business, according to the news release.The officer left his vehicle. When that happened, Bailey said, the suspect started running. Then there was a confrontation, Bailey said.Indy community leaders:It is not clear what happened during the confrontation.&nbsp;The officer's Taser was deployed at some point, Bailey said.At 6:16 p.m., the officer called in the&nbsp;shooting.What happened next, according to IMPD's account, is that the officer and suspect exchanged gunfire. The officer is uninjured, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.The officer, who has not been identified by IMPD,&nbsp;and the young man were the only two&nbsp;at the scene at the time of the shooting, Bailey said. Both are black men.&nbsp;A video circulating on social media shows a Facebook Live recording. More than 2,500 people are watching.A young, shirtless man is recording himself as he drives."You gotta look," he says, as he positions his camera phone to show what's behind the moving car. It appears to be a police car that's tailing him. "It's just one right now," the man says to the camera.It's hard to tell by the video what is happening. But the audio suggests that the engine is beginning to roar to life."Almost lost him y'all!" the man says. "Almost got rid of his ass!"A little while later, the man is laughing and cheering as he thinks he lost the officer. "I'm not going to jail today!" he shouts.Moments later, the man is trying to figure out where he&nbsp;has&nbsp;driven."What street is this? I'm going to park this (expletive) and get the (expletive) out," he says. "At 62nd and Michigan, somebody come get my stupid (expletive)!"He goes&nbsp;on: "Please come get me. Please come get me!"He then appears to park the car and leaves&nbsp;his vehicle. The video, at this point, is unclear. But within 18 seconds, the man is responding to another voice. The man asks: "What'd you say?"About 11 seconds go by when there is more&nbsp;inaudible shouting.&nbsp;Then there's at least one, maybe two, pops. The man appears to either drop his phone,&nbsp;or collapse, or both. He says a cuss word.Then, as the camera points up toward the blue sky, the sounds of more than a dozen other pops ring out.A couple seconds tick away. Then there are two more pops.By then, more than 4,000 people had&nbsp;tuned in to watch the Facebook Live.The audio appears to interrupt for a few moments. But when it returns, a voice repeats the phrase "Oh my god," while an orchestra of police sirens grow louder in the background."Lol did they jus shoot him" one person, who is watching,&nbsp;comments on the Live, which is still running."I really hope he ok" another writes.Another recording of the Facebook Live appears to show the aftermath. The camera is still pointing to the sky, with more than 16,000 people now tuned in to watch.The video captures a conversation, seemingly among police officers at the scene, but it is not clear.A man says: "I think it's going to be a closed casket, homie" —&nbsp;apparently referring to a closed casket funeral for the man who was just shot. It's unclear who is speaking at this point.Bailey said investigators were aware of videos posted to Facebook. He said they are preserving the videos&nbsp;but were not prepared to confirm their authenticity.IMPD's critical response team is investigating the shooting.The shooting marks at least the fourth involving an IMPD officer this year. Two shootings in February did not result in officers or suspects being struck. was fatally shot at the scene of a domestic disturbance last month.IndyStar reporter David Lindquist contributed.Contact IndyStar investigative reporter Ryan Martin at or by phone, Signal or WhatsApp at 317-500-4897. Follow him on or Twitter: .Contact IndyStar reporter Tony Cook at 317-444-6081 or&nbsp;tony.cook@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter:&nbsp;@IndyStarTony.View Comments

Indianapolis StarView CommentsAn Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a young man on the north side around 6:15 p.m.&nbsp;Wednesday following a pursuit initiated by two members of the command staff&nbsp;that was captured, in part, on Facebook Live as thousands tuned in.Several community activists and neighborhood organizers&nbsp;expressed outrage&nbsp;at what the&nbsp;the video showed.&nbsp;More than 100 people&nbsp;soon gathered at the scene after the shooting, with many chanting, "No justice, no peace."&nbsp;Today:The shooting&nbsp;happened in the area of&nbsp;West 62nd Street and...

Indianapolis police fatally shoot man after a chase possibly broadcast on Facebook Live

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