“I will f*cking kill you.”
— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) February 11, 2026
Video shows officers with the Indianapolis police department threatening to kill a black teenage driver. Trevion Taylor, 17, was followed by police after leaving an anti-ICE protest near Warren Central High School. pic.twitter.com/4wDnmCyOUv
An Indianapolis, Indiana police office was filmed threatening to kill a Black 17-year-old boy whose cell phone filmed the incident, which is being investigated by the police department, notes the IndyStar:
Trevion Taylor, 17, was driving away from an anti-ICE protest near Warren Central High School on the east side Feb. 6 when he noticed a police car following him, his mother, Ambar Taylor, told IndyStar in an interview. Trevion graduated early but went to join some friends who were participating, she said.
He was pulled over at a gas station near the intersection of 21st Street and Mitthoeffer Road, less than half a mile from the school.
His phone, placed on the dashboard, captures an officer telling the driver: “We’re gonna get you out here. So when you get out, I’m gonna pull you out, I want you to put your hands on top of the car, OK?”
“Why am I getting out for?” Trevion asks.
“The car smells like weed. Step out of the car,” the officer responds.
As officers on both sides of the car and Trevion’s passengers all speak, Trevion looks back and forth. The driver’s door opens and an officer grabs Trevion’s wrist and pulls him out.
“Yo, what?” Trevion asks.
“I will f—ing kill you. Do you understand me?” the officer says.
Ambar Taylor posted the video on Facebook, accusing Indianapolis police of racial profiling.
“He’s a young Black man. You’ve seen the news 100 times,” she said. “My son will not be a victim.”
(Sources: IndyStar, Trevion Taylor)