Comments on Advance Indiana™: Probable Cause Affidavit In IMPD Officer Shooting Raises More Questions

Officer Gallico posted the identity of his female ...

2014-11-10T20:39:49.697-05:00

Officer Gallico posted the identity of his female companion on his personal Facebook profile, so if security for her is an issue, he just ruined it.

to the idiot who asked why the identity was BEING ...

2014-08-13T14:48:03.710-05:00

to the idiot who asked why the identity was BEING HIDDEN maybe because they have a FAMILY they want to leave out of it seriously anyone on here have better things to do then sit behind a computer and talk stupid

As far as I know, there are no restrictions on who...

2014-07-16T10:29:29.126-05:00

As far as I know, there are no restrictions on who can do a ride along. I did one with a friend and I know several people who did them as law students while working in the prosecutor's office or for the AG.

IMPD has allowed girlfriends on ride alongs for ye...

2014-07-14T04:25:58.773-05:00

IMPD has allowed girlfriends on ride alongs for years. It was particularly rampant on nights in the South District, with Garfield Park being a popular love nest.

I rode in the front seat of an IMPD car with Offic...

2014-07-11T06:30:55.767-05:00

I rode in the front seat of an IMPD car with Officer Gallico for a ride along as recently as May. I have had occasion to do this with other North District Officers patrolling the 38th and Keystone area zone before. I understand an officer realizes they are being observed during this time and will be on their best behavior. However, not once during the 8 hr. shift spent with Officer Gallico, did I observe any lapses in professional protocol. ( And I was on the look out for them) On the contrary, when encountering the most disrespectful of individuals, Officer Gallico offered calm and respectful discourse in return. He was committed to searching out an(alleged) domestic battery perpetrator even though it took him beyond the end of his shift time. There was not one indication given that evening that Officer Gallico would quickly assume criminal action of someone acting suspiciously and engage in any knee-jerk inappropriate action. Caution and care was the order of the evening. It was one ride along on one particular evening, but I felt a need to report my observations.

"automatic side arm weapons"? I thought ...

2014-07-11T00:22:18.863-05:00

"automatic side arm weapons"? I thought automatic weapons were banned? I must be confused.

I'm so glad there are so many cop haters on th...

2014-07-10T21:36:25.313-05:00

I'm so glad there are so many cop haters on this site who got their massive amount of police combat experience from watching TV shows.

It helps a lot.

You hit the ground, Flogger? Obviously, you didn&#...

2014-07-10T14:51:36.124-05:00

You hit the ground, Flogger? Obviously, you didn't get advanced police combat training where you stand bolt upright, maximizing your target face to the enemy and then fire 11 handgun rounds into a crowded scene with no backstop and bystanders everywhere.

That was the advanced course.

But, they'll hold a funeral at the Fieldhouse to cement the official story and to silence criticism, because nobody wants to explore the real truth once they've participated in a legitimizing ceremony. That part is psyops, and it is actually taught in the military, unlike MacReady's 1% Krav Maga street combat.

Well MacReady, I made a comment and I do have comb...

2014-07-10T13:22:09.811-05:00

Well MacReady, I made a comment and I do have combat experience from Vietnam. I was in quite a few fire fights. The first thing we did was hit the ground when a fire fight started.

I would add that Terry Curry's office sent out...

2014-07-10T12:22:47.812-05:00

I would add that Terry Curry's office sent out a press release via e-mail to multiple recipients with a link to an unredacted version of the probable cause affidavit on dropbox with no admonishments not to disclose any of the witness names contained within it.

Who called in the "shots fired" report t...

2014-07-10T11:49:31.684-05:00

Who called in the "shots fired" report to 911? Can we hear that tape?

Look at the Nazis rushing to close the discussion and destroy free speech.

You must be close to something, Gary. The cops are circling the wagons. Notice that they're not discussing the facts, but attacking the discussion, itself.

Does these attackers need a SLAPP?

I didn't out any witness. Reporters were hande...

2014-07-10T11:26:35.981-05:00

I didn't out any witness. Reporters were handed unredacted probable cause affidavits at the press conference, which one of them provided me a link to on his website indicating that her identity was not being kept secret. Nobody from the prosecutor's office or IMPD has expressed to me any objection to identifying her in this blog post, but I have removed her name to remove any concerns of her being identified.

I understand conspiracy theories can be fun but th...

2014-07-10T11:05:31.762-05:00

I understand conspiracy theories can be fun but this is disgusting. Obviously none of you have any combat experience to make such ridiculous comments.

And Gary, outing a murder witness in a case where death threats have already been made by numerous people is a new low even for you. You are a practicing attorney and you should know better. Expect an ethics complain and with any luck a severe reprimand. Shame on you.

I don’t have a dog in this fight, and no agenda wh...

2014-07-10T10:56:16.733-05:00

I don’t have a dog in this fight, and no agenda whatsoever, but I don’t see why anyone would doubt the word of Officer Gallico in this matter, I completely blame Davis for the way the events unfolded, and wholeheartedly support Curry in the filing of murder charges. I can’t believe anyone would think “stand your ground” would be applicable here. The officers were responding to a shots fired call. They encountered the man in an alley holding an AK-47. He did not respond to requests to put his weapon down. If any disagreement arises over who shot first, I don’t personally find it changes anything if the officer shot first, although I believe it was Davis who shot first. But a police officer doesn’t have to wait for a suspect to shoot first if he believes the danger is imminent. To me this is a clear cut murder case. Crazy guy out back shooting an AK-47 in the alley, turns on police when they arrive, officer killed. If we let this guy go we no longer have an operational justice system in Indianapolis.

I've shot AKs, 9:47, and the words "f-ing...

2014-07-10T10:48:20.727-05:00

I've shot AKs, 9:47, and the words "f-ing cannon" are not far off the mark.

7.62x39 has a muzzle energy of 2,036 joules. A .44 Magnum carries around 1,626 joules.

Someone shot at close distance with something 25% more powerful than a .44 Magnum isn't returning any fire.

Further, someone isn't hiding an AK behind his back like in 'Die Hard' and whipping it, one-handed, mind you, into effective firing position like Bruce Willis. All this drawing, aiming and firing being done by a novice in a tense situation, which any firearms expert will tell you is psychologically impossible.

An AK weights 9.5 pounds and is weighted at the barrel, making your wrist a fulcrum it has to fight. I encourage everyone to try the one-handed-behind-the-back-quick-draw with an AK. Please unload it, first, because it won't be pretty.

Something is wrong. Keep digging, Gary.

Female civilian passenger riding around in a polic...

2014-07-10T10:01:41.240-05:00

Female civilian passenger riding around in a police car, seems very odd to me. Does IMPD allow this?? The liability to the Department would be huge, especially if the Civilian had no official permission to do so.

If I have read the Police Report correctly the Civilian contradicts Officer Gallico's description of events. The civilian states Davis was waving his hands (plural) no weapon is mentioned. Civilian witness then states Davis had his hands in his pockets. This would not be possible if Davis was holding the AK-47 variant.

I have been to many BBQ's in my life but never recall people having the need to walk around with a rifle.

So we are to believe that Davis was hiding an AK47...

2014-07-10T09:47:55.040-05:00

So we are to believe that Davis was hiding an AK47 assault rifle behind his back with only ONE HAND as Gallico has stated???
I don't care if the AK was had a pistol butt stock or a full stock, it's damn near, if not impossible, to hide an AK behind your back with one hand without part of it being visible.

I agree with Anonymous 8:27 with regard to the impact of a 7.62 round.If Davis indeed fired first then Renn would have gone down immediately and quite likely unable to return fire.

I don't know if any of you have ever held any version of an AK47 but if you had you would know how difficult it would be to hide it behind your back for any period of time with just one hand as Gallico wants us to believe.

Gallico's story just doesn't pass the stink test test with me but with Renn dead and Davis nearly dead that leaves Gallico's version of things which I find very suspect right now.

I think what needs to be addressed is the fact tha...

2014-07-10T09:24:46.982-05:00

I think what needs to be addressed is the fact that under very stressful circumstances, not every witness remembers every second of the incident. I have been involved in deadly force issues in my career. During those, my experience is that time slows down. Other Officers have the opposite thing happen, where time speeds up to a point where there is no memory of what they did. We have had officers not even remember firing their gun. It happens. I really don't care who fired first, that's not an issue. We do not have to wait to be a bullet magnet to begin firing. If Officer Renn believed his life or the life of others was in danger because the person standing in front of him was holding a high power rifle and refusing to put it on the ground like he was ordered, then Officer Renn could have and should have fired first. The fact that the Officers were called there on a shots fired run, they find a man with a high power rifle and he refuses to put it down and now people question who shot who first is crazy. If he would have put it down like he was ordered to, Officer Renn would still be alive and Davis would not be in the hospital. Like reports say, it was not a crime for him to have had possession of the rifle since he is not a convicted felon as an adult. The Officers would have found that out during the investigation. Now, if they found out he had fired the rifle, maybe he would have been arrested. These tragic events are all the responsibility of Davis and his actions.

Marycatherine, it has always been the policy of the IPD and IMPD to allow civilian riders so they can see first hand what we as officers go through. I am sure as the day is long, if the policy was changed to not allow it, people would begin screaming that the police are hiding criminal activity that they all are doing and the police are conspiring for a military type take over of the city.

Police should not let a person who is not a sworn ...

2014-07-10T08:35:36.299-05:00

Police should not let a person who is not a sworn officer of the law to ride in the front seat of the squad car they are driving while they are on duty. No more tax raises!!

You went farther than anyone in this town will eve...

2014-07-10T08:27:04.070-05:00

You went farther than anyone in this town will ever do in taking apart these ridiculous police reports.

The statement that Renn began firing after Davis shot at him is absolutely ridiculous. Being hit by an AK would have sent Renn down, immediately, with no ability to return fire. The claim that Renn seriously injured Davis with return fire after being struck is straight out of television.

How can we be sure that the bullets that struck and killed Renn were fired by Davis? The cops are in complete control over the chain of evidence. How can we be sure that Davis fired first?

Are the witnesses being pressured into not coming forward? Do the witnesses know they can give their stories to a member of the press such as yourself?

The website for Gallico Security literally went do...

2014-07-10T07:36:25.367-05:00

The website for Gallico Security literally went down while I was viewing it last night as if someone knew that I was on it reading its content.

Why are the cops hiding the identity of the key wi...

2014-07-10T07:13:32.792-05:00

Why are the cops hiding the identity of the key witness, a woman who was riding in the front seat Officer Gallico’s police cruiser?
Why the attempts to conceal Officer Gallico’s murky background. The Gallico Security Solutions website was shut down yesterday?

Was Major Davis set up?