Police killings
2013-2020

Mike Parsley

Male, White

Date of the incident: 8/17/2019

Springville, Lawrence, IN
271 Greer Lane

Police received a 911 call around 8:30 p.m. that a man named Mike Parsley was screaming profanities and threatening the caller. The caller said Parsley was in the road, armed and had fired shots. Two Lawrence County deputies and a Mitchell police officer responded to the call. They found Parsley near a camper where he was apparently living. He reportedly threatened police with a gun, ignored multiple orders to disarm and walked in the direction of the officers who shot and killed him.