Proponents say recent events in the country, like terrorist attacks, prompted them to proposed the legislation.

About 10 officers are wearing their own cameras and about a dozen others are considering buying them.

Republican state Rep. Wendy McNamara of Evansville says she "couldn't sit on the sidelines while our law enforcement officers were being threatened."

During a press conference following an attack that left three Baton Rouge officers dead, Chief Troy Riggs said IMPD is investigating a threat against local law enforcement posted online.

The legislation will give the public more access to body camera footage than ever before.

Legislation governing how police body camera videos are released to the public underwent significant changes in a Senate committee Wednesday. Now, all sides of the issue largely support the measure.

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says she hopes the three-year initiative will help residents in her struggling city to feel closer to the police force, "and not view them as kind of a separate entity that imposes on them."

The officer was taking a vandalism report about 5:30 a.m. Sunday when he heard shots fired and saw a red Ford Focus speeding away.

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said during a speech in Indianapolis on Monday that the justice department will rely on local police to help develop trust between minorities and the criminal justice system.