Document: MPD Officer Involved Shooting: 7400 Block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 18, 2023
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Agents from the Force Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an MPD officer involved shooting that occurred on Aug. 17 on the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.

According to MPD documents, officers were dispatched to the location for the report of a man with a gun in a domestic violent incident. When officers arrived, they couldn’t locate the people involved in the incident.

A while later, officers were dispatched again to the location for the report of a shooting that involved the previous domestic violence incident. When officers arrived at the scene, witnesses gave them descriptions of the alleged shooter. Officers observed the suspect at the end of the block and tried to get him to comply with them in English and Spanish. The suspect fired shots as officers tried to get him to comply with their verbal commands. One of the officers discharged their service weapon, and struck the suspect. They immediately started rendering aid, and transported the suspect to a local hospital for treatment.

The suspect is in critical but stable condition, and is expected to survive.

On Aug. 17, MPD arrested and charged 34-year-old Javier Reyes-Lopez with assault on a police officer, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of unregistered ammunition, unlawful discharge of a firearm, kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) domestic violence, destruction of property, among other charges.