IMPD Chief of Police Randal Taylor said multiple times in an October 12 press conference that violent incidents of police brutality were “one-off” and that IMPD was moving “swiftly” to curb such behavior. Matthew Shores, who has over 300 uses of force, 58% of which were against Black residents who only make up 28% of the city’s residents, shows that this is clearly not a one-off incident and one that IMPD has not acted swiftly or seriously enough to address. We lack faith in the leadership of IMPD to handle these issues, and call on Chief Taylor to resign immediately.
Update: The petition was taken offline on November 9, 2021.