Sharpnack, S.J.
Although the language of section 11 tracks the Fourth Amendment, section 11 requires a different analysis that focuses on the totality of the circumstances of a search or seizure. McIlquham v. State, 10 N.E.3d 506, 511 (Ind. 2014). The analysis turns on a balance of: 1) the degree of concern, suspicion, or knowledge that a violation has occurred, 2) the degree of intrusion the method of the search or seizure imposes on the citizen’s ordinary activities, and 3) the extent of law enforcement needs. Id.
In this case, Officer Wallace had a high degree of suspicion or knowledge that J.B. had illegally possessed a firearm. He saw J.B. discard what appeared to be a handgun in a yard just after J.B. noticed Officer Wallace’s police car. Furthermore, the degree of intrusion was minimal, because Officer Wallace had J.B. sit on the sidewalk for a short time, without restraints, until other officers arrived and Officer Wallace confirmed that the object in question was a handgun. Finally, the extent of law enforcement needs was high, because Officer Wallace needed to confirm that the item was a handgun and, if so, secure it so that it did not endanger anyone in the neighborhood. He also needed to determine why J.B. had discarded a weapon in a yard. Under the totality of the circumstances, Officer Wallace did not act unreasonably in detaining J.B. to confirm his observation that J.B. had discarded a handgun, and there was no violation of J.B.’s rights under article 1, section 11. See W.H., 928 N.E.2d at 297.
Kirsch, J., and Bradford, J., concur.