New charges filed in Officer David Moore homicide - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

New charges have been filed in the shooting death of Indianapolis Police Officer David Moore. The US attorney's office announced federal gun charges against the convicted felon who provided the gun. It's part of a growing crackdown on gun crimes.

IMPD Officer David Moore was ambushed during a traffic stop. Terre Haute Officer Brent Long was gunned down while trying to serve a warrant. IMPD Officer Dwayne Runnels was shot during an exchange of gunfire.

Thomas Hardy was sentenced to life without parole in April 2012 in connection with Moore's death. Seven people pleaded guilty to federal crimes in Officer Long's death including the suspect who provided the firearm used in the shooting. Federal indictments are pending against the 23-year-old who allegedly purchased the weapon used in the shootout with Officer Runnels.

In those three police shootings in 2011, only Runnels survived. But all three came under fire with weapons connected to convicted felons.

Now US Attorney Joe Hogsett has a warning: convicted felons who use, sell or provide weapons involved in violent crimes could themselves face federal charges. Thursday's warning came with new charges in the David Moore case.

Eric "Boo" Jenkins, a convicted burglar and drug dealer, allegedly provided the Bersa .380 semi-automatic that Hardy used to kill Officer David Moore.

"This indictment sends a powerful message that even though you did not pull the trigger, you may very well be held accountable," said Hogsett.

Over the past year, the US attorney's office has launched a violent crime initiative aimed at reducing violent, gun-related crime. No one can say for sure how effective the program has been, but Hogsett says his office has charged felons for gun crimes ten times more than the previous year, up from ten indictments in 2010 to 110 indictments in 2011.

Retired Officer Spencer Moore sat with Eyewitness News just feet from his son's name on the Indiana Law Enforcement Memorial.

"It cannot help but have an impact on the people in the community. It's about everybody who becomes a victim of this type of terrible crime," said Moore.

Eric Jenkins, 53, now faces three federal gun charges in connection with Officer Moore's death and a fourth charge for providing a gun to another convicted felon.

"You've got 12, 13-year-old kids out there with weapons and are not afraid to use them," said Spencer Moore.

Moore says this is just a start. He says the senseless violent deaths of two brothers last weekend reveal the problem isn't just one for police.

Jenkins faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine on each count if convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces up to 5 years and a $250,000 fine if convicted of having provided that firearm to convicted felon.