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Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station (
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A tense encounter at the Rosslyn Metro Station ended in tragedy when Arlington police officer shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect during a violent altercation Tuesday afternoon. It all started around 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 10, when officers responded to a call about a suspicious man inside a business on the 1500 block of Wilson Boulevard. The man reportedly struck up a conversation with employees before pulling out a knife from his pocket and then walking out, police said. Two officers tracked down someone matching the suspect’s description on the top floor of the Metro station, at w…
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Virginia Police Station
A man wielding a knife was fatally shot by a Prince William County police officer early Thursday morning after a tense encounter outside a police and fire station, authorities said. The incident unfolded at approximately 5:06 a.m. on Dec. 5 in the rear parking lot of the Department of Fire & Rescue Station 26 and the Central District Police Station, located in the 5000 block of Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge. Officials say a uniformed officer finishing their shift was alerted to a man on the property. When the officer made contact, the man allegedly displayed a knife and began advancing …
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Police Sergeant Gets Prison Time For Violating Rights During Fatal Shooting Of DC Driver: Feds
A high-ranking member of the Metropolitan Police Department who admitted to violating the constitutional rights of a 27-year-old man who was shot dead is going to spend time on the other side of the prison bars, federal authorities announced. Enis Jevric, 42, a sergeant with the agency pleaded guilty in federal court to using excessive force on An'Twan Gilmore in August 2021 during a police shooting. Jevric also pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. On Thursday, Aug. 29, federal authorities announced that Jervic has been sentenced to 60 months in prison following his guilty ple…
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Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say
Prince William County police shot and killed an armed 22-year-old man following an overnight incident in Woodbridge, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 3400 block of Caledonia Circle on reports of a suicidal person around 8:20 p.m., county police said in a release. "The incident was contained, and over the course of the evening, officers attempted numerous times for the individual’s safe surrender," police said. On Thursday morning, Aug. 1 around 5:30 a.m., officers engaged the individual who was shot and killed. No officers or other community members w…
Police & Fire
Officer-Involved Shooting Being Investigated In Northwest DC: (
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A stretch of downtown DC was flooded by members of the Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday morning after an officer-involved shooting was reported. An alert was issued by the department shortly before 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 after an investigation was launched following a shooting near the intersection of North Capitol and New York Avenue NW. The incident led to multiple lane closures in the area, tying up traffic in DC while the department investigated the shooting. Incident: Police ActivityLocation: New York Ave and North Capitol Street, NERoad Closure: - North Capit…
Police & Fire
Police ID Armed Suspect Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Northwest DC
New details have emerged after a 27-year-old man was hospitalized overnight when an officer was forced to shoot him during a foot pursuit in Northwest DC, officials say. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, members of the Metropolitan Police Department on patrol in the 900 block of F Street NW tried to stop Southeast DC resident Corey Darnell Branch, who they believed to be carrying a weapon. According to Executive Assistance Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, when approached by officers in a patrol vehicle, Branch took off on foot, ultimately displaying a firearm, which led to an officer …
Police & Fire
Woman Killed By Police After Hitting Officer On Head With His Baton At VA Motel: Cops
A disorderly woman was fatally shot by police after hitting an officer in the head with his baton in the parking lot of a Virginia hotel over the weekend, authorities said. Stratsburg police responded to a 9-1-1 call for an erratic person damaging property at a hotel on Signal Knob Drive around 11 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, Virginia State Police said. The woman was found in a back parking lot of the hotel, where an altercation ensued as the woman attacked the officer and took his baton, state police said. The woman used it to hit the officer in the head, prompting him to fire his service weapon…
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Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Two Injured In Southeast DC, Police Say (
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One person was shot by police and an officer was injured during an incident in Southeast DC late on Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 2800 block of Gainsville Street SE, where there was a report of an armed gunman in the area. #Incident: Just before 5 p.m., officers responded to the 2800 block of Gainsville Street, Southeast, for a report of a person with a gun. During the investigation, shots were fired at the officers. One officer sustained a gunshot wound. (1/2) — DC Police De…
Police & Fire
Armed Man Shot By MD Troopers Airlifted To DC Hospital
A 22-year-old armed man was shot by Maryland State Police troopers after lunging at them with a knife Friday, Aug. 18, authorities said. A four-year veteran of the MSP and a trooper who recently graduated from the MPS academy approached responded to a home in the 44000 block of West Mervell Court in Hollywood, just before 11 p.m., State Police said. The troopers approached the front door of the home, where they were met by Anthony Oliveras Jr., 22, stepped outside and lunged at them with a knife, authorities said. Oliveras tried stabbing one of the troopers with a knife, which&nb…
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Teen Tried Killing Cop In VA, Police Say (
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New details have been released after a Prince William County Police officer was left with serious injuries during an overnight incident with a car thief outside 7-Eleven in Woodbridge, according to officials. Valmiki Deo Chandler, 18, has been identified as the man who attempted to kill an officer who responded shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, where there was a report of a stolen vehicle in the parking lot that had been left idling with the keys inside in the parking lot of 7-Eleven on Darbydale Avenue. Around 11 p.m., an officer found the car occupied on Oust Lane, where c…
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VA Officer Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After Being Rammed By Car Thief: Police
A Prince William County police officer was hospitalized with serious injuries in an overnight incident involving a car thief, authorities said. Officers responded to the 7-Eleven at 14797 Darbydale Ave., in Woodbridge just after 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, on a report of a stolen car, county police said. Around 11 p.m., an officer found the car occupied on Oust Lane, where contact was attempted with the driver. As the officer was at the driver’s side window, the driver sped away and made a U-turn. As the vehicle drove directly towards the officer at a high rate of speed, the o…
Police & Fire
U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd
Dramatic footage of a Fairfax County officer being attacked in his own police cruiser before one of his colleagues fatally shoots the assailant is going viral on social media (scroll for video). The officer was called to Richmond Highway to investigate a stolen U-Haul truck on Thursday afternoon, May 11, where he found the driver, identified as 38-year-old Brandon Lemagne, of Newport News, outside of the vehicle, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. Soon after, Lemagne shoved the officer into the open front driver's door of his patrol car and was violently assaulting the officer, …
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Teen Killed, Crashes Into DC Home During US Park Police Officer-Involved Shooting: MPD
Additional details have been released by Metropolitan Police investigators as they continue to probe the death of a teenage father who was shot and killed by a US Park Police officer earlier this 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 and Baker Street in Northeast DC. An officer found the suspect vehicle that was occupied and running, and inside the vehicle was 17-year-old Northwest, DC resident Dalaneo Mart…
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One Killed In Officer-Involved Northeast DC Shooting, Police Say
A US Park Police officer shot a man in a stolen vehicle on Saturday morning, and a sergeant was dragged by a suspect during an investigation in DC, officials confirmed. 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 and Baker Street in Northeast DC, a spokesperson for the agency said. When officers attempted to detain the driver, he proceeded to flee the scene, taking an officer with him inside the car and a sergeant who was…
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Shot By Metro Transit Officer Breaking Up Fight That Broke Out On DC Bus
A Metro Transit Police officer had to use force to break up a violent fight that broke out on a bus in Washington, DC that spilled out into the street when a suspect brandished a knife, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III said. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the Anacostia Metro Station, where there was reports of an officer-involved shooting. Media staging area for Howard Road incident will be in the cul-de-sac on Shannon Place Place SE. Take Talbert Street to Shannon Place. — DC Police Department (@D…
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'He Had His Demons': Thief Killed In Tysons Corner Police Shooting Remembered
While Timothy Johnson had his demons, he certainly did not deserve to die over a pair of sunglasses, those who knew him said. The 37-year-old Washington DC resident was killed by police officers as he fled from them outside of the Tysons Corner Shopping Center last month, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davi said. "Tim wasn't perfect. He suffered from personal demons and mental health issues," reads a GoFundMe campaign launched by Fairfax County NAACP President Michelle Leete. "But Tim certainly didn't deserve to die over sunglasses stolen from a department store." A father of two, Joh…
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Mistaken Identity: Wrong Man Shot By Police During Assault Investigation In DC Busted With Coke
Drug charges have been filed against a man in Washington, DC after he was shot by police and caught with cocaine while officers were investigating an alleged assault on Friday morning, officials said. DC residents Steven Shaw, 38, and Wallace Lewis, 59, are both facing charges for an incident that played out on Friday, Feb. 10 in the 1300 block of Good Hope Road, officials said. Shortly before 10 a.m. on the day of the shooting, officers from the Seventh District were called to Good Hope Road to investigate a report of an assault in progress. Upon arrival, officers say that they found a wo…
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No Charges For MPD Sergeant Involved In Fatal Fort Slocum Park Shooting: Feds
The US Attorney’s Office will not be pursuing charges against a Metropolitan Police Department sergeant who shot and killed 31-year-old Kevin Hargraves-Shird at Ford Slocum Park in Northwest Washington, DC. Prosecutors say that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or DC charges against Sgt. Reinaldo Otero-Camacho for his role in the fatal July 2022 shooting, which caused controversy last summer. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2022, Otero, a Fourth District sergeant, responded to a call of a shooting that happened in the 900 block of Longfell…
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Off-Duty Officer Accused Of Shooting Fellow Policeman In Virginia, Authorities Say
A police officer in Virginia is behind bars after he allegedly shot a fellow officer while both were off-duty, according to authorities. Last week, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, officials say that two off-duty James City County Police officers were involved in a shooting in the City of Williamsburg that left one with multiple gunshot wounds. The wounds were described by police as “serious but non-life-threatening.” Michael Trenton Rusk, 24, was identified as one of the shooters, while his 38-year-old victim has not been identified. As of Monday, Jan. 30, he was still listed as an inmate at the V…
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AG IDs Victim, Deputies Involved In Fatal Police Shooting After Double Stabbing In Region
Authorities have identified the Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a 23-year-old man who fatally stabbed his father and hospitalized his mother earlier this week. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General has identified the shooting victim as Frederick resident Aaron Mensah, who was shot and killed by deputies after making a sudden move toward them early on Tuesday, Nov. 29. According to the IID, the deputies involved have been identified as: Deputy First Class Casey Boetcher, who has been with the agency for two-and-…
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Suicidal Man Killed During Armed Standoff With Police In Virginia (
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A man threatening to kill himself was shot dead by police in Virginia on Sunday, Nov 27. Deputies were called around 8 p.m. to the intersection of Garrisonville and Ripley Roads in Stafford on a report of a suicidal 36-year-old man, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Police say they tried to help the unidentified man, but soon realized he had a handgun. "Deputies attempted to retreat and instructed the man to drop the gun, but he refused," police said in a statement. "The man was subsequently shot." Though police rendered first aid, the man was pronounced dead at the scene…
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Two Officers Struck, Shooter In Custody Following Police-Involved Incident In Virginia
Chesterfield County Police Chief Jeffrey Katz confirmed that two officers were shot overnight while responding to a report of an emotionally disturbed person. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, officers from the agency responded to the Broadwater Community in Chesterfield County to investigate the incident involving at least two people at an area home. The preliminary investigation determined that the suspect attacked one of the officers while his partner was upstairs interviewing family members, shooting him in the chest, Katz said, though his bullet-proof vest prevented it from entering his body. When…
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No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ
Two US Secret Service offers will not face charges who were involved in the fatal shooting of a teen near an ambassador’s residence in DC earlier this year, federal officials announced. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or District of Columbia charges against two officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division who were involved in the April shooting of 19-year-old Gordon Casey outside an ambassador’s residence in Northwest Washington. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, of…
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Rally Planned For Man Killed By Police In Undercover Virginia Fentanyl Ring Sting
A 19-year-old man who was among two people shot by police during an undercover fentanyl bust in Virginia has died, authorities announced. Jaiden Malik Carter and a 30-year-old man were both shot during the operation at 14700 block of Fox Glove Ct. in Woodbridge on Sept. 1, Prince William County police said. Carter died on Sept. 4, while the other man remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Meanwhile, a movement called #justiceforjaiden had been launched among Carter's family members, with a protest planned for Sept. 10 in Cloverdale Park. Police and the s…
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff
A man was hospitalized after being struck by sheriff’s deputies during an armed standoff with multiple Maryland law enforcement agencies in Calvert County. Chesapeake Beach resident Ronald Joseph Garraway, 59, was shot by officers shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 in the 8300 block of Autumn Crest Lane in Chesapeake as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on an assault charge, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies began coordinating a plan with the goal of taking the man into custody as safely as possible, officials said, and throughout the early morning h…
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Drug Sale At Fairfax Shopping Center Ends In Officer-Involved Shooting: Police
Two men were charged for their involvement in a Fairfax officer-involved shooting, officials said. On August 2 at around 10:45 p.m. law enforcement was investigating an illegal drug trade at the Seven Corners Shopping Center when they saw Jeffrey Payne, 41, facilitate the drug sale, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers said Payne arrived at the shopping center in an Acura MDX with another man, Maurice Minor, 29, in the passenger seat. Upon the officers' attempt to stop Payne's Acura, Payne drove away recklessly to avoid police, authorities reported. Law enforc…
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Officer Kills One Of Three Suspects After DC Shooting: Police
An officer shot and killed one of three suspects that were fleeing the scene of a shooting, officials said. At around 4 p.m. on July 31, law enforcement arrived at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street, where they found two men suffering apparent gunshot wounds, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. While they were treated for non-life threatening injuries, officers received a report of a white sedan nearby, with three armed suspects and weapons inside the car, police reported. Upon officers locating the sedan at the intersection of 2nd Street a…
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One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting
A 31-year-old man was shot and killed in DC after an earlier shooting left two people injured, authorities announced. Kevin Hartgraves-Shird, of Southeast, DC was shot and killed by an officer of the Metropolitan Police Department in the 200 block of Madison Street during an investigation into a shooting on Saturday, July 30 in Northwest DC, officials said. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, members of the Fourth District responded to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street in Northwest, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, members located…
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'Drop The Gun!': Video Shows NJ Police Officer Shooting Fleeing Suspect
Footage from the body camera of a Paterson police officer who shot a fleeing suspect during a foot chase was released by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes on Friday. "Drop the gun!" Officer Jerry Moravek shouts several times as he chases Khalif Cooper, 28, down John Street around 3:30 a.m. June 11. Suddenly, two shots ring out and Cooper falls face down in the street. Moravek handcuffs Cooper, who repeatedly says, "I don't got no gun." "Shots fired," the officer says into his radio. "Send ALS [Advanced Life Support] and supervisors. Send ALS." Moravek repeatedly asks for an ambul…
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Killed By Off-Duty Officer In DC (
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A Virginia man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officers over the weekend in Washington DC, authorities said. Lazarus Wilson, 23, of Dumfries, was spotted by a pair of Metro Police Department officers holding a gun during a confrontation on the 800 block of Wharf Street around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, July 16, MPD said. The officer told Wilson to drop the gun, but he didn't, and so one of the officers fired his service weapon, striking Wilson, police said. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported Wilson to an area hospital. After all life-savi…
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Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism
A video that shows two Fairfax County police officers pointing their weapons at a man as he tries to film them during an investigation has gone viral on social media. Many online say it's proof of police overreach, but the department says the video doesn't tell the entire story. Officers were called to IHOP at 6655 Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, after three teenagers got into an argument with an employee. One of the teens lifted his shirt to show what looked like a handgun sticking out of his waistband, the Fairfax County police said in a statement. …
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