An investigation is underway after a federal agent fired their weapon during a vehicle pursuit in Northeast D.C. on Thursday, according to D.C. police.
A federal agent fired their weapon during a police pursuit Thursday in Northeast D.C., according to D.C. police.
The incident happened just across the Anacostia River on Benning Road.
A police spokesperson confirmed to WTOP in a statement that as part of the law enforcement surge by President Donald Trump’s administration, D.C. police and federal agency partners in the District worked together to initiate a traffic stop. Officials tried to pull over a driver they said committed a traffic violation at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Minnesota Avenue in Southeast.
The pursuit began at around 4:45 p.m., when the vehicle fled, police said.
Shortly after, less than 3 miles north, a federal agent involved in the pursuit fired their weapon in the 3400 block of Benning Road in Northeast.
The person authorities were chasing was taken into custody and no one was hurt, police said.
A division of D.C. police’s Internal Affairs Bureau — the Force Investigation Team — is examining the shooting, as it does with all officer-involved shootings in the District. Once the internal division wraps up its investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. will independently review the case.
WTOP has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
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