DC officer charged with murder in connection to August 2021 shooting

Washington, D.C., A police officer sergeant was charged with murder in connection to a fatal shooting. shooting An August 2021 incident involving a man who was asleep inside his vehicle.

Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, Sgt. According to a report, Enis Jevric (41), is currently facing three charges in connection with the death An’Twan Gilmore (27) federal indictment Matthew Graves, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, had Jevric’s charges unsealed Tuesday. Jevric was charged with second degree murder. This deprives Gilmore of his rights to not use excessive force or to use a firearm for second-degree killing.

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Jevric can be sentenced to a life imprisonment if he is convicted.

“When an officer willfully disregards the safety of a citizen he is sworn to protect, he violates the trust placed in him by virtue of his badge,” Graves said. “Today’s indictment reinforces that we will hold officers who commit civil rights violations accountable.”

Police will be closed on August 25, 2021 received multiple reports A Gilmore man was found asleep or unconscious.