Man Charged With Killing Indianapolis Police Officer Seeking Insanity Defense

Man Charged With Killing Indianapolis Police Officer Seeking Insanity Defense
Indianapolis Police Officer Breann Leath on June 14, 2018. Indianapolis Police Department via AP
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INDIANAPOLIS—A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is seeking an insanity defense as he tries to avoid the death penalty.

Attorneys for Elliahs Dorsey filed a motion with the court Wednesday saying a report prepared by a doctor states he was suffering from a mental illness when he fatally wounded Officer Breann Leath of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.