A police officer shot Brian W. Modglin early Sunday after he strangled a police officer, the Star Press reported.
The group held signs that said, “Honk to stop police brutality” to support Modglin.
Jessica Phipps, the mother of Modglin’s 3-year-old daughter, said she wants to be able to visit Modglin in the hospital.
“It’s sad that we can’t go in and see him,” Phipps said. “His mother can’t go in and see him and that would be something that would help him fight to get stronger.”
Heather Franklin, a close friend of Modglin, said she was with him at the bar the night of the shooting. She said she saw the police pull him over and heard the shots fired shortly after.
“I don’t even see how there was time for [him to beat up an officer],” Franklin said.
Franklin believes the police, who have dealt with Modglin before, don’t like him and took the incident too far.
“I think they shot him because they wanted to, not because they needed to,” she said.
Franklin was in the bar when the fight between Modglin and another man first began. She said the fight grew and many people became involved, many of whom she said will not be charged.
“I don’t know why there are only a few people being charged when the whole was fighting,” she said.
Donata Boyle, 47, is another friend of Modglin’s and was part of the protest. A past incident in her life also connected her to Modglin’s situation.
“My father was shot and killed in a bar when I was a kid — not by a police officer of course,” Boyle said. “It brought back a lot of memories.”
She said the ideal resolution of the situation would be Modglin’s family being able to see him. She said the police have prevented his family from seeing him.
“It was the most cruel thing I’ve seen in my life,” Boyle said. “His family needs to be able to see him, period.”
Boyle also said an investigation into the officer involved is important as well.
“How do you go against what you’re trying to prevent the public from doing?” she said. “The police need to be more trustworthy.”
Boyle said the police department needs to directly deal with officers who are taking things too far.
“I know a lot of cops,” she said. “I think there are a few bad ones and [the department] is being too soft on them.”
EARLIER: Friends and family of a man who was shot by a police offer in the Muncie Police Department last weekend gathered in front of the City Council building to show support to stop police brutality.
A police officer shot Brian W. Modglin early Sunday after he strangled a police officer, the Star Press reported.
The group held signs that said, "Honk to stop police brutality" to support Modglin.
Jessica Phipps, the mother of Modglin's 3-year-old daughter, said she wants to be able to visit Modglin in the hospital.
"It's sad that we can't go in and see him," Phipps said. "His mother can't go in and see him and that would be something that would help him fight to get stronger."
Heather Franklin, a close friend of Modglin, said she was with him at the bar the night of the shooting. She said she saw the police pull him over and heard the shots fired shortly after.
"I don't even see how there was time for [him to beat up an officer]," Franklin said.
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