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Members of Congress Ask DOJ to Reopen Park Police Shooting Case
Seven members of Congress are asking U.S. Attorney Gen. Merrick Garland to reopen the investigation into the U.S. Park Police shooting of Bijan Ghaisar, a driver killed in Fairfax County in 2017. Lawmakers cite statements made in a civil suit as the reason the case should get another look. They argue Garland has already reversed decisions made by the...
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Miyares Ends Effort to Prosecute Officers for Ghaisar's Death
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has dropped an effort to prosecute two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot an unarmed motorist back in 2017
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Officers to Be Fired in Shooting Death of Bijan Ghaisar
News4’s Jackie Bensen has reaction from the Ghaisar family and the scathing response from the police union.
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US Park Police Officers to Be Fired After 2017 Shooting Death of Bijan Ghaisar
Four years after a 25-year-old Virginia man was shot and killed by U.S. Park Police after he left the scene of a minor traffic collision, two officers involved in his death have been told they’re being fired.
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Park Police Shooting and Chase Results in Injured Man
News4’s Pat Collins has the latest on a shooting and a chase, involving the U.S. Park police, that ended in a crash.
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Internal Park Police Emails Reveal More Gun Incidents & Warnings on Jan. 6
Internal police emails reveal more gun incidents, more arrests, and more safety warnings in areas near the White House, in the hours before the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. Using the Freedom of Information Act, the News4 I-Team obtained emails sent in the morning hours by U.S. Park Police and National Park Service leaders. In the emails, police...
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Park Police Officers' Defense Files Motion to Dismiss Manslaughter Case
Lawyers for the U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot an unarmed motorist in 2017 after a stop-and-go chase in Northern Virginia filed a motion to dismiss the case Monday.
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Park Police Officers Knew Bijan Ghaisar Didn't Cause Crash, Evidence Reveals
The U.S. Park Police Officers who shot and killed Bijan Ghaisar knew he didn’t cause the crash they were pursuing him for, according to new evidence. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Park Police Officers Knew Bijan Ghaisar Didn't Cause Crash, Evidence Reveals
The U.S. Park Police Officers who shot and killed Bijan Ghaisar knew he didn’t cause the crash they were pursuing him for, according to evidence obtained by News4, and an expert witness for the prosecution says the officers were never in danger. In the weeks after Ghaisar’s death in 2017, an accident report revealed the McLean accountant had left...
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Feds to Cooperate in Virginia Case Against Park Police Cops
In a break from his predecessors in the Trump administration, Attorney General Merrick Garland is allowing federal agents to cooperate with local prosecutors pursuing manslaughter charges against two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot a Virginia man in 2017
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Maryland Teacher Accused of Attacks in DC Park, on Virginia Trail
A Prince George’s County teacher is accused of a series of attacks in a park in D.C. and along a trail in Alexandria.
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Federal Judge Will Hear Evidence in Bijan Ghaisar Shooting
A federal judge has agreed to hear evidence in the deadly shooting of Bijan Ghaisar at the hands of U.S. Park Police. The hearing is set for August, and it will look at whether the two officers who shot Ghaisar are entitled to immunity. News4’s Paul Wagner has the story.
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Federal Judge to Hear Evidence in Fatal Shooting of Bijan Ghaisar by Park Police
A federal judge agreed to hear evidence in the fatal shooting of Bijan Ghaisar by U.S. Park Police.
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Police Say Man Poses as Cop, Attacks People With Pepper Spray in DC Park
Police are investigating a string of pepper spray attacks in a popular park in D.C. They say these attacks stretch back nearly three years. New4’s Pat Collins has more.
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Pepper Spray Attacks Reported in DC's Meridian Hill Park
U.S. Park Police are investigating a series of attacks involving a man posing as a cop and assaulting victims at nighttime in Meridian Hill Park in Columbia Heights.
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Video Shows Moment Police Took Virginia Man Into Custody
Anthony Louis died after jumping from a D.C. overpass. Police pursued him from Alexandria. Cory Smith has cellphone video and reaction from Louis’ family.
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Conflicting Testimony About Lafayette Square Protest
Agents used smoke canisters and other agents to clear the area Lafayette Square in June just before the president appeared for a photo-op outside St. John’s Church. News4s Pat Collins reports Park Police are defending the action, but at least one National Guard solider doesn’t feel the same way.
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Administration Skips Hearing on Violence Against Protesters
The head of the U.S. Park Police has refused to appear to answer lawmakers’ questions on violence against demonstrators and journalists outside the White House
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Regional Agreement with Local Police Under Review Following Park Police Treatment of Protesters
The force Park Police officers have used against protesters could cost the agency its working relationship with some local police departments. In a statement to News4, Metropolitan Washington’s Council of Governments confirms it is now planning to review the regional mutual aid agreement which governs those relationships. “Mutual aid among local, state, and federal public safety agencies is critically...
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US Park Police Investigate Attack on Australian Journalists
The U.S. Park Police says it has placed two officers on administrative leave after video showed two Australian journalists being attacked during Monday night’s protest in Washington, D.C. Acting Chief Gregory T. Monahan says the incident is being investigated. Video shows reporter Amanda Brace and cameraman Tim Myers being struck by officers as law enforcement cleared an area near...