This is Dreasjon Reed.
I couldn't find an informative post on Tumblr about him to share, so I made one myself with hopes of spreading this with the little platform I have here.
Dreasjon was being chased by police for driving recklessly on May 6, 2020 in Indianapolis. He was live-streaming it via Facebook, and video continued when he stopped the car and fled on foot. He pocketed his phone with his camera on, so you can't see what happened, but you can hear it all. IMPD claims that he fired on the police and that they used a stun gun first, that was supposedly "ineffective" before firing multiple shots at him.
(LINK here to an early report, on May 7th.)
However, witnesses in this video state that Dreasjon was on the ground, shaking. (Please note, these embedded videos are highly distressing, so protect yourself as needed, click cautiously.)
After, you can also hear a detective clearly say, over Dreasjon's dead body, "Think it's going to be a closed casket, Homie." And he laughs. He was only suspended and reassigned, and as of today, June 5, 2020, is still employed.
In response to protester/IndyBLM demands, IMPD police chief and Mayor Joe Hogsett announced today that there have been changes in IMPD's use of force policies, including banning chokeholds, and firing from or into moving vehicles, but still have not released the name of the officer that killed Dreasjon, fired, or charged anyone.
Indianapolis remains the largest city in the nation without police body cams, but they are supposedly planning to deploy a program this summer.
Dreasjon's mother and their attorneys called for a federal investigation (careful with that link too, she is a nurse, and gruesomely describes the condition of his body based on her experience, it's very upsetting, so again, please protect yourself, as it's described in the print as well.) A prosecutor was appointed Thursday, June 4th.
Peaceful protests continued tonight at the scene and downtown Indianapolis. (Last weekend cops rolled up in riot gear with gas and pepper balls before the Copaganda started on Monday.)
You can demand justice by tweeting Mayor Joe Hogsett here.
Or the city of Indianapolis Facebook here.
And city of Indianapolis Insta here.
Other contact info.
Please consider making a donation to Dreasjon's family's GoFundMe if you're able, and please share. Black Lives Matter.
