'What we must do as community leaders is to hold them responsible for when they take advantage and there's situations where members of our community end up dead,' said Pastor Carlos Perkins.
Pastor Richard Reynolds calls for action after the death of Indianapolis resident Herman Whitfield III, who died after an encounter with IMPD.Leaders in Indianapolis' Black faith community on Monday called for the immediate termination of the officers involved of in the death of a man suffering an apparent mental health crisis last month — claiming the officers should be prosecuted despite not having reviewed body camera footage of the encounter.
"We have been around this too many times," said Pastor Carlos Perkins, of Bethel Cathedral A.M.E. Church."This is not a one-off incident. This become a culture of those that are in power." An IMPD spokesperson declined to comment on the demands and did not answer questions about whether Chief Randal Taylor plans to recommend the officers' terminations. In Indianapolis, an officer cannot be fired from the force until the Civilian Police Merit Board can consider the chief's recommendation. That only happens after the conclusion of a criminal investigation.
Whitfield's family has not spoken publicly about the events, and members of Faith In Indiana said the family has indicated they do not wish to speak until after the man's funeral. The faith leaders during the news conference also reiterated their demands for a clinician-led mobile crisis response team.
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