Dequan R. Cummings

On the evening of December 28, 2014, emergency responders were called to an apartment complex in the 3100 block of East 10th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. The incident occurred around 10:22 p.m. involving 21-year-old Dequan R. Cummings, a Black male who had entered a residence in the area. The situation escalated quickly into a violent confrontation between Cummings and the occupants of the apartment.

According to reports from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the events ...