One year ago on February 25, IMPD cop Grant Snyder shot and killed Adam Sykes, a young father. February 25, 2026 marks one year since IMPD officer Grant Snyder shot and killed Adam Sykes on the Near Eastside of Indy. Anniversaries risk becoming rituals of mourning, but this episode marks it as the first time in recent history that the people organized to take on the IMPD. Stephen Lane, who worked closely with Adam's mom, Nikki Schumpert, joins the show to discuss the independent investigation that exposed the police's lies.

First, for this this week's Naptown Breakdown co-host Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford cover the recent death of an ICE detainee at the Miami Correctional Facility, the U.S.'s increasing military aggression against Iran, and the latest with the proposed Metrobloks AI data center.

Our Circle City Shout Out goes to Gabriela Mojica, a Mexican-born artist and an 18-year resident of Indy. With over 30 years of painting experience, Gabriela’s work is deeply inspired by her heritage, expressing a vibrant love for Latin culture through color and texture. Recently, Mojica had an event at the Indy Liberation Center with our Fonseca-Du Bois Gallery in which attendees not only learned how to make pinatas but were able to transform a beloved tradition into a powerful tool for justice by creating ICE officer pinatas, shaping paper, paste, and purpose into symbolic pieces against ICE terror.

Whether you’re an artist, an ally, or someone ready to stand up, your hands are needed in this movement too.

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