INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors sought Wednesday to dismiss death penalty charges against a man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer in 2020 because doctors have found him to be mentally ill.
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office filed a motion to dismiss its request for a death sentence against Elliahs Dorsey, who is accused of fatally shooting Officer Breann Leath of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department while she responded to a domestic violence call.
The motion came after the prosecutors reviewed psychiatric evaluations of Dorsey from two court-appointed doctors, the office said.
Based on all the available evidence, the State has determined that it is constitutionally prohibited from seeking the death penalty,” it said in a news release.
A telephone message seeking comment on the prosecutor's motion was left with Dorsey's attorney.
Persons:
— Prosecutors, Elliahs Dorsey, Breann, Dorsey
Organizations:
INDIANAPOLIS, —, Indianapolis, Prosecutor's, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, United, State
Locations:
Marion, Indianapolis