An Indianapolis police officer shot and killed a man who authorities said had fired toward the officer on Wednesday, in an encounter captured live on Facebook, the New York Times reports. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said its chief and deputy chief had been driving home from work at 6 p.m. when one of them noticed a man driving recklessly and tried to pull him over. The man did not stop, and the officers pursued him for 10 minutes before being called off by supervisors. About five minutes later, another officer ran after the man after he saw him park the car behind a building and flee on foot. After a short chase, the officer shot and killed him.
Chris Bailey, an assistant chief of police, said the driver had fired first at the officer. A police statement said there had been an “exchange of gunfire” but did not mention who fired first or whether a gun was recovered. The Facebook video that apparently showed the shooting did not show the driver with any gun, though much of the encounter happened off-camera. The officer and the driver were both black. By nightfall, more than 100 people had gathered near the scene, some of whom chanted “No justice, no peace.” The Facebook video, which was widely circulated Wednesday evening, shows a man recording himself as he drives away from a police cruiser, speaking into the phone camera about how he does not want to go to jail.