On May 2, 2024, 35-year-old Lemar Brandon Qualls was fatally shot by two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers on the city’s north side in the 3900 block of Broadway Street. Police had responded after multiple 911 callers reported a man waving a gun, pointing it at people, and threatening to shoot them. Witnesses said Qualls appeared to be having a mental health episode. Doorbell camera footage shows him on a stranger’s porch, holding a handgun and speaking briefly with someone before officers arrived.

When officers reached the porch they ordered Qualls to put his hands up. As he raised his right hand while still holding the firearm, two officers opened fire. Officer Ivan Flick, a 6-year veteran and closer to the porch, fired at least 10 shots; Officer Randall Buck, a 9-year veteran positioned in the yard, fired at least one. The shooting lasted two to three seconds. Qualls was struck in the chest, later taken to Methodist Hospital, and pronounced dead. A Springfield Armory XDS 45ACP handgun was recovered on the porch steps. Both officers were placed on administrative leave and the incident is under review by IMPD’s Critical Incident Response Team, Internal Affairs, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Civilian-Majority Use of Force Review Board; Officer Flick had not activated his body camera before the shooting.

Did anyone in the area see Qualls before officers arrived or have additional footage of the porch interaction?