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An Indianapolis police vehicle pursuit turned deadly when the pickup truck being chased went airborne and caught on fire.
About 9 p.m. Oct. 1, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department homicide detective attempted a traffic stop on a known "aggravated assault suspect" driving a pickup near East 21st Street and North Emerson Avenue on the city's east side, according to police.
The driver did not stop and led officers on a "lengthy vehicle pursuit" south toward Franklin before turning around and heading northbound on I-65.
While on I-65 northbound, officers unsuccessfully attempted a precision immobilization technique (commonly called a PIT mane