Death penalty sought for suspect in Indiana officer s death
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man charged in the killing last year of a 24-year-old Indianapolis police officer who was fatally shot as she responded to a domestic violence call.
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 10:36 AM
Updated: Jan 27, 2021 10:45 AM
Posted By: Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man charged in the killing last year of a 24-year-old Indianapolis police officer who was fatally shot as she responded to a domestic violence call.
The Marion County Prosecutor s office filed the request Tuesday asking for the death penalty against Elliahs Dorsey, who is charged in the April 9, 2020, killing of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath.
Prosecutor wants death penalty in killing of IMPD Officer Breann Leath
Elliahs Dorsey is accused of murdering Officer Leath on April 9, 2020, while she and three other officers were responding to a disturbance call. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 11:29 PM EST January 26, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will seek the death penalty against Elliahs Dorsey in the deadly shooting of IMPD Officer Breann Leath. Dorsey is accused of murdering Officer Leath on April 9, 2020, while she and three other officers were responding to a domestic violence call involving Dorsey.
The prosecutor is looking for the death penalty, saying the killing happened while Officer Leath was acting in the course of duty as a law enforcement officer.
January 26, 2021 at 2:11 pm FILE - This June 14, 2018 file photo provided by the Indianapolis Police Department shows Indianapolis Police Officer Breann Leath. The Marion County Prosecutor s office filed a request Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, with a local court, asking for the death penalty against Elliahs Dorsey, who is charged in the April 9, 2020, killing of Leath. (Indianapolis Police Department via AP, File)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man charged in the killing last year of a 24-year-old Indianapolis police officer who was fatally shot as she responded to a domestic violence call.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s office filed the request Tuesday asking for the death penalty against Elliahs Dorsey, who is charged in the April 9, 2020, killing of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath.
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The Marion County Prosecutorâs Office is seeking the death penalty against the man charged with the murder of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Breann Leath.
Elliahs Dorsey, 27, is accused of fatally shooting Leath on April 9, 2020, while she and three other officers were responding to a disturbance call involving Dorsey in the 1800 block of Edinburgh Square.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath died responding to a call on April 9, 2020.
Before officers made verbal contact with anyone inside the apartment, officers called shot fired and officer down on their radios. Police said someone fired shots through the door, hitting Leath and another woman at the apartment.