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US Park Police Names Pamela Smith Its 1st Black Female Chief
The U.S. Park Police on Thursday named Pamela Smith as its new chief, making her the first Black woman to lead the 230-year-old law enforcement agency. Smith, a 23-year veteran of the force, announced she would begin her term by establishing body-worn cameras for all Park Police officers. “This is one of the many steps we must take to...
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Family of Man Slain by Officers on GW Parkway Hopes New Chief Will Get Answers
The family of Bijan Ghaisar hopes a new U.S. Park Police chief will help them get some answers, more than three years after his death.
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Police Investigate Shooting Outside Secret Service Training Facility in Maryland
Park Police say one of their officers was injured in a crash while responding to the shooting.
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2 Dead, 4 Injured in Suitland Parkway Crash: Police
A man and a woman have died and four other people were injured early Tuesday after two cars crashed on the Suitland Parkway as parts of the region reported icy road conditions. U.S. Park Police said officers responded about 12:40 a.m. to the crash near the Silver Hill area. The man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene....
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US Park Police Officers Indicted in Bijan Ghaisar's Death Turn Themselves In
The two U.S. Park Police officers charged in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man have been released until trial after turning themselves in Monday morning. Officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard face involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm charges in Fairfax County, Virginia, punishable by up to 15 years if convicted. Each officer was released on a…
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US Park Police Officers Indicted in Bijan Ghaisar Shooting Released Until Trial
News 4’s Cory Smith was there as Officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas VInyard left the Fairfax County jail nearly 12 hours after turning themselves in.
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Charges Against Federal Officers Who Killed Bijan Ghaisar a ‘Step Closer to Justice': Sister
The sister of a man shot to death by U.S. Park Police said the indictment of two officers Thursday brings her family one step closer to justice, though the case is nowhere near over. Bijan Ghaisar, 25, got in a fender bender and allegedly left the scene of the accident in November 2017. A Fairfax County police dash cam captured…
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Charges Against US Park Police Officers Who Killed Bijan Ghaisar ‘One Step Closer to Justice,' Sister Says
The sister of a man shot to death by U.S. Park Police said the indictment of two officers Thursday brings her family one step closer to justice, though the case is nowhere near over. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.
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Park Police Officers Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Bijan Ghaisar
Two U.S. Park Police officers are charged in the shooting death of 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar in Fairfax County. News4’s Shomari Stone reports on critical video evidence and the reaction from the victim’s family.
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2 US Park Police Officers Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Bijan Ghaisar
A special grand jury assembled by the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office indicted two federal officers in the fatal 2017 shooting of 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar. U.S. Park Police officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard were indicted separately on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said. News4 reported late last year that...