INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two Indianapolis police officers have been indicted for their roles in the shooting of a man outside his grandmother’s home on New Year’s Eve.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced the indictments of Carl Chandler and Alexander Gregory on Friday afternoon, nearly nine months after the shooting of Anthony Maclin.

Chandler and Gregory each face counts of aggravated battery, battery with a deadly weapon, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, and criminal recklessness.

Maclin fell asleep in his car outside his grandmother’s home on North Oxford Street on December 31, 2022.

She called police, saying she did not recognize the car in her driveway.

In the 911 call released by IMPD in February, the grandmother can be heard saying she could not make out the car idling in her driveway, and that she’d clicked her porch light off and on several times. “I don’t know if it’s one of my kids,” she tells the 911 dispatcher. “I don’t know. Nobody is getting out.”

IMPD says its officers arrived and confirmed with the grandmother that she didn’t recognize the car. In the video, officers with flashlights approached the red, four-door car and found Maclin asleep with a handgun in his lap. Officers found the doors to the car were locked, and the license plate was registered from Florida. Officers asked the grandmother if she had relatives in Florida, and she told them she did not, the video says.

The video shows officers shouting “police department,” and then, as Maclin awakes, repeatedly yelling, “Hands up.” Then shots ring out.

Maclin was shot multiple times. His lawyer said in February that Maclin spent 17 days in the hospital and underwent six surgeries.

“We are thankful to the Maclin family for their patience and grace during this immensely difficult time,” Prosecutor Ryan Mears stated.

Statement

“We are extremely disappointed in the Marion County Prosecutor’s decision to file criminal indictments against Officers Chandler & Gregory. These officers acted in accordance with their training to defend their lives when a subject grabbed a gun and raised it toward them. Video, testimonial, and other evidence will establish the legality of their actions. These charges only represent probable cause to hold a trial and are not proof of guilt.

“This attempt by the Marion County Prosecutor to criminalize officer’s actions taken in the performance of their duties while protecting themselves and the public represents an alarming trend of targeting police officers. The men and women of law enforcement are not only legitimately in fear of their personal safety in an increasingly violent community, but are too often also being placed in legal jeopardy for simply trying to do their jobs.

“Officers Chandler & Gregory look forward to a full and fair opportunity to defend themselves in court and establish that they acted legally and appropriately.”

John Kautzman and Edward Merchant, attorneys for Indianapolis police officers Carl Chandler and Alexander Gregory