The term “excited delirium” has been used as a diagnosis to describe people who die suddenly in police custody. But physicians and medical boards have long dismissed excited delirium as unscientific, and some argue it’s used by police to justify excessive force.

Jury found two IMPD officers are found not guilty on all charges in the death of Herman Whitfield III

The first day of the criminal trial for the police officers charged in the death of Indianapolis resident Herman Whitfield III has begun.

A judge rejected motions to dismiss the case over the Indianapolis Police’s killing of Herman Whitfield III in 2022.

Herman Whitfield III’s parents filed a lawsuit against the City of Indianapolis in state court on Wednesday.

The cases for indicted IMPD officers Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez will move through the Marion County Superior Court. Bond for each officer was set Friday at $15,000.

A Marion County grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers for their alleged roles in the in-custody death of Herman Whitfield III.

Advocates said Herman Whitfield III’s death was preventable. His family, community members and experts agree that changes are needed to stop more lives from being lost.

Demands for justice for Herman Whitfield III rang out on Monument Circle on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The family of Herman Whitfield III has made demands for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to release the entire footage of events that led to his death.