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May 12, 2020

Protests Mount in Indianapolis over String of Killings by Police
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In the U.S., outrage is mounting in Indianapolis following a string of
killings by police that took place last week in a span of less than 24
hours. On Wednesday night, 21-year-old Dreasjon "Sean" Reed, a Black
man, was fatally shot by an officer following a car chase that was
live-streamed on Facebook. The following day, 19-year-old African
American Mc Hale Rose was shot and killed after what police described as
a planned ambush against the officers. And in a third, unrelated
incident that same day, a police officer killed 23-year-old Ashlynn
Lisby, who was pregnant, by hitting her with his car as he drove to
work. At a protest Saturday over Sean Reed's killing, police attempted
to disperse crowds by deploying pepper balls and arrested at least one
person.


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