Man accused of killing IMPD officer to appear in court

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – There could be some movement in the case against a man charged with killing an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer on Friday.

A pre-trial conference for Major Davis, Jr is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

He is accused of shooting Officer Perry Renn to death on July 5th 2014. Davis was also shot and critically wounded by Officer Renn, but survived.

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Davis is charged with murder and faces the death penalty if convicted.

In December a trial date of February 6 2017 was tentatively set.

A spokesperson for the Marion County prosecutor’s office has said the long delay is typical in death penalty cases.