IMPD Suspends The Two Officers Involved In Aaron Bailey Shooting

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Nearly one week after a prosecutor announced there would be no criminal charges filed against two Indianapolis police officers for the June 2017 shooting death of Aaron Bailey, IMPD officials have announced a separate internal, administrative decision in the case. According to a release from IMPD officials, officers Carlton Howard and Michael Dinnsen have been suspended from their duties, and IMPD Chief Bryan Roach has recommended their termination to the Civilian Police Merit Board. This decision comes after a criminal investigation and administrative review of the June 29 incident involving Officer Carlton Howard and Michael Dinnsen was conducted by the IMPD Critical Incident Response Team.

IMPD says the review looked at the findings of both criminal investigations, as well as an internal investigation that focused on violations which may have contributed to the death of 45-year-old Aaron Bailey.

According to IMPD, the two officers appeared in front of the department's Firearms Review Board for a Friday, Nov. 3 hearing, where the board unanimously concluded the actions of both Howard and Dinnsen didn't comply with IMPD policy and training.

No Charges For IMPD Officers In Shooting Death Of Aaron Bailey

IMPD reports Chief Roach and his executive staff met on Saturday, Nov. 4 to review the Firearms Review Board's findings.

Officials say after considering IMPD’s training and policies, the facts presented to the board, the board’s recommendation, the opinions of his executive staff, and his own 27 years of experience, Chief Roach reached the following conclusions: "Sufficient reason did not exist to believe that deadly force was necessary to affect the arrest of Mr. Bailey, nor to believe Mr. Bailey posed a threat of serious bodily injury to the officer or any third person," according to a release. "Although Mr. Bailey’s reported non-compliance with a lawful order to exit the car and his reported flight contributed to the situation, the officers’ use of deadly force without sufficient reason as outlined in General Order 1.30 – and failure to apply training designed to provide safety for all involved – rises to a level so far removed from accepted professional practice and community expectation that it severely damages public trust of its police department. Such harm to the public trust requires the separation of the two officers from their employment with IMPD."

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