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James Davis

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Sep 24, 2004

Victim Details

James L. Davis, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2004-09-24

31

James

Davis

07/29/2026

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On the morning of September 24, 2004, the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, became the scene of a tragic confrontation involving Officer James Davis, a 31-year-old Black male who had served with the university's police department for nearly two years. The incident began around 10:00 a.m. when Officer Davis was dispatched to Hinkle Fieldhouse, a historic sports arena on campus, to investigate a report of a suspicious individual. Witnesses had observed a man watching the women' ...
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