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Administrative Leave

Off-Duty Detective Shoots Man During Altercation After Crash: MPD Off-Duty Detective Shoots Man During Altercation After Crash: MPD
Off-Duty Detective Shoots Man During Altercation After Crash: MPD A DC detective has been placed on administrative leave after shooting a man during a fight that broke out following an early morning crash on Saturday, authorities said. Metropolitan Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1800 block of Potomac Avenue SE just before 1 a.m. on March 1, officials said. Police said the off-duty detective had been involved in a crash before the situation escalated. After both drivers got out of their vehicles, a fight broke out, police said. At some point during the fight, the detective pulled his service weapon and shot the man, according to a…
Police ID Maryland Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit Police ID Maryland Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit
Police ID Maryland Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after one was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving Maryland men following a pursuit down I-95.  A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the driver, Lanham resident Andy Ernesto Espinoza Garay, 26, struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and the chase continued on until trooper…
Officer-Involved Shooting Lands One On Administrative Leave In Prince George's County: Police Officer-Involved Shooting Lands One On Administrative Leave In Prince George's County: Police
Officer-Involved Shooting Lands One On Administrative Leave In Prince George's County: Police A member of the Bowie Police Department has been placed on administrative leave after discharging a weapon that struck a vehicle, officials say. At approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, an officer pulled over to assist with what was believed to be a stranded motorist in the northbound Collington Road near US-50.  While approaching the vehicle, police say that the officer discharged their firearm, though it remains unclear later in the afternoon what caused the gun to go off. No one was injured, but a passing vehicle was struck by the bullet. The officer was placed on administra…