Faith in Indiana prayer vigil over Merit Board decision in Bailey case Mark Smith, a friend of Aaron Bailey attends a Faith Buy Photo Mark Smith, a friend of Aaron Bailey attends a Faith1 of 29 Carlos Moran, pastor of Iglesia Amigos church, center, Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Dean Stephen Carlsen of Christ Church Cathedral attends Mark Smith, right, a friend of Aaron Bailey attends Left to right, Rev. Shonda Gladden, pastor of St. Paul Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Phil Graybiel holds a candle during a Faith in Indiana Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Phil Graybiel holds a candle during a Faith in Indiana Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Grace Dible, center left, and Marissa Dooley, center Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Carmen Clark attends a Faith in Indiana prayer vigil Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Phil Graybiel, left, and Carmen Clark hold candles Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Faith in Indiana holds a prayer vigil outside the City Rev. Shonda Gladden, pastor of St. Paul AME Church, Grace Dible, left, and Marissa Dooley attend a Faith Eric Gomez, center, attends a Faith in Indiana prayer Left, John E. Girton, Jr., senior pastor of Christ Rosie Bryant, Lead Organizer for Faith in Indiana speaks Rev. Shonda Gladden, pastor of St. Paul AME Church Carlos Moran, pastor of Iglesia Amigos church, center, Left, John E. Girton, Jr., senior pastor of Christ Next Slide Mark Smith, a friend of Aaron Bailey attends a Faith in Indiana prayer vigil outside the City Market in response to the Civilian Police Merit Board decision in the Aaron Bailey case in Indianapolis on Thursday, May 10, 2018. The Civilian Police Merit Board found that the officers who fatally shot Aaron Bailey did not violate IMPD policy. Aaron Bailey, 45, was unarmed when he was fatally shot on June 29 after a traffic stop, short pursuit, and minor crash.
Activists and clergy gathered Downtown to bow their heads and pray that members of a civilian review panel would fire two officers who fatally shot unarmed motorist Aaron Bailey.
The prayer turned out to be in vain as the Civilian Police Merit Board voted later Thursday to not fire the officers.
“I’m just here because Aaron is my friend. … He was unjustly killed that morning,” said Mark Smith, who knew Bailey from Wheeler Mission and the Back on My Feet running club
About 20 people attended the pray-in Thursday at the City Market Plaza across from the City-County Building, where the panel heard the last day of testimony before deciding the fates of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers Carlton J. Howard and Michal P. Dinnsen.
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