Document: Suspect Sought in a Shooting of Off-Duty DC Housing Authority Officer

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 26, 2023
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting of an off-duty DC Housing Authority Officer that occurred on Oct. 24 on the 2300 block of New York Avenue, NE.

According to MPD documents, the off-duty officer was driving their personal vehicle to work, when a driver of a silver two door Honda Accord pulled up at a high rate of speed behind him. The officer slowed down and the Accord pulled up alongside, when the off-duty officer motioned for the driver to move on, the driver pointed a handgun at him. As the officer grabbed his handgun, the driver fired at him striking the officer. The officer returned fire, as the Accord fled northbound towards Montana Avenue, NE.

The officer was transported to a local hospital after he arrived at the DC Housing Authority Police Department Headquarters located on the 2000 block of Walt Lincoln Way, NE.

The off-duty officer’s weapon was recovered on the scene.

MPD is offering a reward to anyone that provides informations that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District.