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Teen Killed In Pursuit With US Park Police Survived By 7-Month Old Son Teen Killed In Pursuit With US Park Police Survived By 7-Month Old Son
Teen Killed In Pursuit With US Park Police Survived By 7-Month Old Son Support was surging for the family of a 17-year-old boy killed during a pursuit with US Park Police last month in Washington DC. More than $10,700 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family of Dalaneo Martin as of Thursday, April 13. Dalaneo was found sleeping in a stolen vehicle spotted near 34th and Baker Street in Northeast DC, around 8:50 a.m., Saturday, March 18, DC police said. When officers attempted to detain him, Dalaneo proceeded to flee the scene, taking an officer with him inside the vehicle — as well as a sergeant who was "dragged" by the vehicle, police said.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Officer-Involved DC Teen Shooting Leads To Civil Rights Probe After Body-Cam Footage Released Officer-Involved DC Teen Shooting Leads To Civil Rights Probe After Body-Cam Footage Released
Officer-Involved DC Teen Shooting Leads To Civil Rights Probe After Body-Cam Footage Released Federal prosecutors are launching a civil rights investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of a teenager in Washington, DC last month. An inquiry into the shooting death of 17-year-old Dalaneo Martin was announced on Wednesday, April 5, a day after US Park Police officials released body-cam footage showing the moments leading up to the teen’s death last month. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, a Park Police sergeant was called to assist a Metropolitan Police Department officer with an investigation into a stolen vehicle that was spotted in the area of 34th an…

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by Zak Failla