An African-American man in Indianapolis was unfortunate to have called the police during an attempted robbery in his home. Carl Williams, a 48-year-old black man on Tuesday morning called 911 that an armed man tried to assault his wife outside their home, took her keys and drove away with her car.
When police arrived at the scene of the report on the city's east side, Carl, who is armed and trying to confront the carjacker came out of his home, but Christopher Mills, a 9-year veteran of the police force thinking he(Williams) was the suspect shot him in the stomach.
Williams was rushed to the hospital, but police said he is in a stable condition and expected to survive.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Randal Taylor while speaking in a news conference said;
This is a tragic incident involving a homeowner attempting to protect his family and IMPD officers trying to do the same thing.
Of course our thoughts and prayers are certainly with the homeowner.
According to the 911 audio released by the police, Williams was heard telling dispatcher that a man armed with a rifle and wearing a red shirt and a hat — had tried to assault the caller’s wife. A woman could be heard in the background sobbing, and the caller repeatedly said “Calm down, baby; calm down.”
More than 600 people have been shot and killed by law enforcement this year, and 990 killed in 2015.
The police that shot Williams is currently on an administrative leave pending both a criminal and separate, independent internal investigation. The other white officer never fired his gun.
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