INDIANAPOLIS -- The three-day hearing to determine the career fate of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Aaron Bailey began Tuesday.
Officers Carlton Howard and Michal Dinnsen made their first public appearance in front of the Police Merit Board for that hearing.
The two were suspended last year and IMPD Chief Bryan Roach has recommended their firing to the Civilian Review Board.
READ | Police union alleges IMPD corruption in connection with Aaron Bailey hearing
Monday night, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police posted a video to YouTube accusing the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department of political corruption in relation to the case.
A special prosecutor on the case did not file any criminal charges against the officers involved in the shooting but a Federal Civil lawsuit is still pending. The date for that trial has been set for March 2019, but the federal court is encouraging both sides to settle in the case. They're scheduled to meet for a settlement conference in June.
READ | Aaron Bailey's family seeks justice from Police Merit Board
Bailey was driving just before 2 a.m. on June 29 when police pulled him over for a traffic violation near the intersection of Burdsal Parkway and Riverside Drive. For still-unknown reasons, Bailey sped from the scene and crashed into a tree near the intersection of 23rd and Aqueduct streets.
MORE | Family of Aaron Bailey sues Indianapolis, IMPD, officers involved in shooting
