Federal Agent Shoots in D.C., Report Omits Incident: Corruption Concerns
During a traffic stop in D.C. on October 17, a Homeland Security Investigations agent reportedly fired at least three shots at Phillip Brown, the driver of a vehicle, an incident not initially documented by Metropolitan Police Department officers in their reports. Despite two bullets piercing the passenger seat and one grazing Brown’s jacket, the officers omitted the shooting from their affidavit and incident report, allegedly due to instructions from a “team leader.” Brown was initially charged with fleeing law enforcement, but the charges were later dismissed, and the U.S. attorney offered a plea deal without knowledge of the shooting or access to body camera footage. Brown’s defense attorney is raising concerns about the withholding of critical evidence and the lack of transparency in the investigation.
John Q. Hosedrinker