On Feb. 25, a 24-year-old IMPD cop named Grant Snyder shot and killed Adam Sykes after he intervened to stop an attack on a woman. Those in the neighborhood say Sykes was a well-liked and visible staple in the community, and those who knew him said Snyder had it out for Sykes.
Snyder left a grieving mother and an 8-year-old daughter receiving treatment for leukemia asking why her father isn’t there. The IMPD is, as usual, stalling while they get their stories straight. We already know what happened and we can’t let it happen again! sign and share the petition below to demand:
- The immediate release of the unedited body camera footage of what happened that night.
- The immediate firing of Grant Snyder.
- The immediate charging of Snyder with Sykes’ murder.
You can learn more about what happened to Sykes here.
Petition: Justice for Adam Sykes!
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- Whitney Lee, Marketing Specialist
- Cam Miller, Administrative Assistant
- Samuel Gallagher, Administrative Assistant
- Stephen Lane, Indiana Black Librarians Network
- Rayne Owens, Bartender
- Cass Roach, PSL
- Destiny Glover, Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Hannah Souronis, IU Foundation
- Alex Newport, Associate Firmware Developer
- Mae Harmon, Student
- Noah Leininger, Teacher, Indianapolis Public Schools
- Justus Davis, Community Member
- Matthew Floyd, Bartender
- Gordon Harman-Sayre, Community Member
- Riley Brown, Lawn Care Technician
- Bridget O’Reilly, PSL Indianapolis
- Garrett Brown, Scouting America
- Jacob Galyean, Student and Tutor
- Derek R. Ford, Associate Professor, DePauw University
- Riley Park, Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Madalynn Wood, Inventory Specialist
- Matthew Imel, Care Coordinator
- Griffin Norris, Indianapolis Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Alana Sykes, Family
- Darryl Bowman, Driver
- David Ferrell, Citizen
- Diangeles Jones, Nurse
- Rickey Whatley, Barber
- Cora Hamilton, Community Member
- Doneika Hyche, Citizen
- Jae Dulaney-Henson, Freelance Photojournalist
- Chris Reese, Material Associated
- Corey Gibson, Core Needs Janitorial
- Carl Mickens, Retired/Sales Representative
- Montreell Peterson, Community Member
- Clifton Mccary, DK
- Michael Talley Allison Transmission
- LaTora Carruth, Social worker
- Diamond McDonald, Law
- Jaylan Fisher, Goal Fit, LLC
- Brailyn Davis, Health education
- Bianca Davis, Lawyer
- Devyn Hayes, Optometrist
- Amber Burnett, Mental Health Coordinator
- Nora Bateman, Universal HVAC Technician
- Stacy Pigg, Teacher
- Jalynn Parks, Nurse
- Kelly Meyer, Massage therapist
- Will Bickel, Bickel Multimedia
- Aubrey Whiteman, Student
- Alex Kassan, Public Health Consultant
- Kayley Schacht, Student
- Kassy Ram, Citizen
- Margret Green, Printer
- Cayla Pittman, Social Services
- Adia Mimms, Daycare Worker- KinderCare
- Lydia Schmitt, Museum Educator
- Sam Froh, Therapist
- jaliah nailor, Citizen
- Kat Lawson, Community Harm Reductionist
- Chris Cooper, Unemployed
- Rachael Peters, Community Member
- Shelsea Miller, Instructional assistant
- Danielle Zielinski, Barista
- Anika Green, Educator
- Yancey Sizemore, Student
- Amreet Kaur, Public Citizen
- Lb Clark, Artist
- Sam Holdeman, Citizen
- Elissa Booras, Data Analyst
- Joel Murie, Electrician
- Benjamin Tracy, Software Developer
- Austin Long, Mail Carrier
- Lee Lucas, Manager
- Roselyn Clark, Advocate
- Vivienne Edwards, Hope Packages
- Astrid Carter, Community member
- Anna Hitz-Bradley, Community member
- Jasmine Linville, Freelancer
- Rose Murphy, MT
- Christine Wise, Driver
- Sylvester Johnson, Crafter
- Mackenzie Vance, Law student
- Dawson Anderson, PSL
- Andrea Saylor, Coach
Featured photo: Adam Sykes. Courtesy: The Sykes’ family.