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Insufficient Evidence To Charge Off-Duty MPD Commander For Fatal Shooting: US Attorney Insufficient Evidence To Charge Off-Duty MPD Commander For Fatal Shooting: US Attorney
Insufficient Evidence To Charge Off-Duty MPD Commander For Fatal Shooting: US Attorney There will be no charges filed against a high-ranking member of the Metropolitan Police Department who was involved in a fatal shooting outside a restaurant in Washington, DC last summer. Federal officials announced on Thursday, Feb. 23 that there is insufficient evidence to pursue criminal civil rights charges against MPD Commander Jason Bagshaw, who runs the agency’s Special Operations Division, for his role in the July 2022 shooting of Lazarus Wilson in the Wharf neighborhood in Southwest, DC. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 16 last year, Bagshaw was dining with his wife, an inve…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Man Killed By Off-Duty Officer In DC (UPDATE) Virginia Man Killed By Off-Duty Officer In DC (UPDATE)
Virginia Man Killed By Off-Duty Officer In DC (Update) 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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by Cecilia Levine