Two officers who shot and killed a man after he pointed a gun at them in southeastern Indiana last October have been cleared of wrongdoing, Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel announced this week.
last October have been cleared of wrongdoing, Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel announced this week.
Officers from the Indiana State Police and Ripley County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call on Oct. 10 about a domestic dispute between 37-year-old Joshua Ebinger and his girlfriend. Body camera footage released on Friday shows the woman coming out of the house shortly after officers arrived. About five minutes later, Ebinger comes out of the front door with a gun in his right hand.
Ebinger appeared to point the gun at state trooper Ben Bastin seconds before officers fired their weapons. As the officers shouted commands at Ebinger to put down the gun, he appears to point the gun at the sky then lower it at State Trooper Ben Bastin, who did not fire.