Responding to a call for medical help, Indianapolis Police tazed, tackled, handcuffed and suffocated musical prodigy Herman Whitfield III to death. After being rescheduled numerous times, a five-day criminal trial is starting on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 for two of the officers responsible for killing 39-year-old Whitfield III on April 25, 2022. IMPD Officers Steven Sanchez and Adam Ahmad are charged with manslaughter, reckless homicide, and battery. Several volunteer organizers with the Justice for Herman Whitfield III Campaign spoke with Unicorn Riot about this gruesome case of police violence that was not widely covered in the media.