08/17/2026
We stand with Dalys Jett’s family and friends in their fight for justice for Dalys. We demand: Release the unedited body cam videos to the public immediately! Charge, arrest, and jail all lying and killer cops! (learn more and sign the petition at link in comments!)
On August 12, Dalys’s father, Derrick Jett, viewed some of the bodycam footage of the minutes before the cops took Dalys’s life. Rev. Davanta Scruggs, a Pastor and family friend serving as their spokesperson, released a statement that read:
“Here is what the family can tell you. In the recordings that were played to Dalys’ father yesterday, he did not see his son fire a weapon at a police officer. The family does not know what is in the recordings the department would not show him. That is exactly why they want them released.”
Rev. Scruggs reiterated that the family is not making any accusations. Unlike the cops and media stenographers, they want access to all of the evidence before doing so. How likely is it that, out of the entire body of material available, the cops wouldn’t select footage containing a “smoking gun,” or definitive proof Jett shot at the cops? Why would they reserve that for the remaining footage they want to force the family to acquire through litigation?
PSL Indianapolis, which was one of many groups who helped organize a community vigil and press conference on August 7 at Hovey St. Church of Christ, continues supporting the family and their decisions. However, as organizers who have struggled against IMPD terror for years, we have good reason not to believe the IMPD. In fact, anyone paying attention to police in this city over the last few years would at least be extremely skeptical of any of their claims.
Indianapolis Liberation Center
Black Indy LIVE
Indiana Black Librarians Network
Answer Coalition
Circle City Sangha
Denell Howard
