Prosecutors introduced Thursday that they won’t pursue prison costs towards a D.C. police sergeant who fatally shot a 31-year-old man after a pursuit within the Brightwood Park space final summer season.
Washington, D.C
Prosecutors won’t pursue charges against D.C. sergeant in fatal shooting
The July 30 taking pictures had sparked an indication at D.C. police’s Fourth District station on Georgia Avenue, and Serena Hargraves, Kevin Hargraves-Shird’s sister, disputed police’s account of what had occurred. She declined to touch upon Thursday.
A video of the encounter, launched by police, confirmed the sergeant yelling “gun” a number of instances simply earlier than firing at Hargraves-Shird, who was 35 yards away in Fort Slocum Park on Madison Avenue NW. The footage didn’t present what menace, if any, prompted the sergeant to fireside.
Police stated Hargraves-Shird was struck in the fitting ear, and a gun was recovered close to the place he fell. Of their assertion, prosecutors stated that Hargraves-Shird’s DNA was discovered on the firearm and that he “was doubtless going through” Otero-Camacho when the sergeant fired a single shot.
A D.C. police spokesman stated Thursday that Otero-Camacho stays on administrative responsibility with no contact with the general public. The spokesman stated the division will assessment the taking pictures to find out whether or not the sergeant adopted correct procedures.
In a quick interview, Otero-Camacho described the incident as a “unhappy state of affairs for everyone concerned.” He added, “I don’t suppose anybody in regulation enforcement needs to be positioned in a state of affairs” the place they really feel they should shoot somebody.
The sergeant stated he’s “praying for [Hargraves-Shird’s] household.” He declined to debate particulars of the taking pictures.
Police have stated the incident started about 4 p.m. after two juveniles had been shot within the 900 block of Longfellow Avenue NW, the place police stated they later discovered two loaded firearms that had been modified to fireside as in the event that they had been totally computerized. Witnesses advised police that an individual concerned within the taking pictures had gotten right into a white car, and authorities stated Otero-Camacho noticed that car as he responded to the taking pictures.
Otero-Camacho pursued the car to Fort Slocum Park, the place it struck a curb and crashed. Three folks ran from the car, prosecutors stated within the assertion. They stated Hargraves-Shird turned again briefly to the car to “rummage by it in search of one thing.” Prosecutors stated he then ran as Otero–Camacho arrived.
The video reveals Otero-Camacho exiting his police automobile and screaming “gun, gun, gun” and firing as soon as. Individuals had gathered close by for an outing and youngsters had been on a moon bounce to the left of the place Hargraves-Shird ran.
One individual on the occasion stated he heard the shot and noticed Hargraves-Shird mendacity within the grass about 25 ft from the moon bounce. Prosecutors stated within the assertion that “though many civilians on the occasion noticed some points of the incident, the inflatable moon-bounce blocked the view.”
Hargraves-Shird’s sister had beforehand disputed many points of the police account. She stated she didn’t consider her brother posed a menace to the sergeant and questioned whether or not the article police stated they recovered close to her brother was a firearm. She stated she believed it was her brother’s cellphone. Police stated it was a Taurus 9mm handgun loaded with 18 bullets.
Prosecutors stated their investigation examined accounts from police and civilians, bodily proof, video from police body-worn cameras, and forensic and post-mortem reviews.
Ellie Silverman contributed to this report.