Fatal Stabbing of Arsenal Tech Freshman, Next Phase of Demolition for Towne and Terrace, Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Greenfield School District, How Police Use "Excited Delirium"

December 19, 2024

A 14-year-old girl fatally stabbed Monday on the near east side was identified as Anabel Trujillo, a freshman at Arsenal Tech High School. Long-neglected apartments on Indianapolis’s far east side, called Towne and Terrace, will be razed. The parents of a 10-year-old boy who died by suicide earlier this year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fourth grader’s school district, Greenfield Central Community School Corporation. The term “excited delirium” has been used as a diagnosis to describe people who die suddenly in police custody – some argue it's used by police to justify excessive force.

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