Jan 15, 2021 / 08:19 PM EST
GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) No charges will be filed in the December death of an Indianapolis man who fell after being struck with a taser during a chase with Greenfield police, Indiana State Police said Friday.
The man, identified as 42-year-old David Donelli of Indianapolis, was suspected of stealing a vehicle that three Greenfield officers found in the parking lot of a Home Depot on Barrett Drive the morning of Dec. 15, 2020. Police believed the suspect was inside the business, and as they investigated, the man ran outside into the parking lot, state police said.
While chasing the suspect, one officer deployed a taser, and the man fell to the ground and hit his head on the concrete. Police said officers immediately gave the man first aid until medical professionals arrived, police said.
Updated: 8:26 PM EST January 15, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS No criminal charges will be filed in the death of a suspect who died after being injured during an apprehension in Greenfield last month.
Greenfield Police Chief Jeff Rasche requested a state police investigation following the incident outside a business just before noon Tuesday, Dec. 15.
State police say their preliminary investigation revealed three Greenfield Police officers located a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a business at 2055 Barrett Drive in Greenfield. That is the address of the Home Depot store in the city.
As the officers investigated, they learned the suspect was inside the business. That suspect ran outside into the parking lot during a chase, at which time one of the officers deployed a stun gun to immobilize the suspect.