Katrina Pross
Katrina Pross is a criminal justice reporter at WFYI and a corps member of Report for America, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project. Katrina joined WFYI in June 2021 following a year-long reporting fellowship at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where she covered courts and criminal justice. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2020, with degrees in journalism and French. She’s previously held internships at APM Reports, the Star Tribune and a radio station in France. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading and travelling.
Contact Katrina at kpross@wfyi.org and follow her on Twitter at @katrina_pross
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor announced Friday he will resign from his position at the end of the year. -
Indianapolis has seen a surge in officer-involved shootings this year. WFYI’s criminal justice reporter Katrina Pross spoke with Indianapolis police officer Damon Young to talk about the department’s training in the use of force. -
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Indiana law enforcement members Monday during a summit to address violent crime across the country. -
An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer shot and killed a man on the city’s southwest side Thursday night during an apparent hostage situation. -
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed on Indianapolis’ northeast side Wednesday night. -
This marks the 15th incident in which Indianapolis police have been involved in a shooting this year. -
Herman Whitfield III’s parents filed a lawsuit against the City of Indianapolis in state court on Wednesday. -
Criminal justice has been at the forefront of Indianapolis’ 2023 mayoral race, with both candidates – Democratic incumbent Joe Hogsett and Republican Jefferson Shreve – campaigning on how they will address public safety. -
The incident marks the third IMPD shooting since Oct. 19, the 10th since the beginning of August, and the 14th since the start of the year.
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Anthony Maclin, the man who was shot by Indianapolis police while asleep in his grandmother’s driveway last December, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and police.
