Crime & Safety
On-Duty Special Police Officer Fatally Shot In Barry Farm: DC Police
An on-duty special police officer was fatally shot early Sunday morning in the Barry Farm area, according to D.C. police
WASHINGTON, DC — D.C. homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting early Sunday of 33-year-old Shawn Minor, of Forestville, Maryland, according to a police release.
At the time of his death, Minor was wearing a uniform and working as an on-duty Special Police Officer, according to police.
Officers from the Seventh District Station responded around 12:23 a.m., to the 2500 block of Elvans Road, Southeast, for the report of the sound of gunshots, according to police. They found Minor there, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
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D.C. Fire and EMS examined Minor and determined that he had died from his injuries. They later took him to the Office of the Chief Medical Officer.
A special police officer is a member of a private law enforcement agency that is authorized by the D.C. government to provide security and protection throughout the District.
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Metropolitan Police Department is currently offering a reward of up to $25,000 for anyone who supplies information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any person responsible for a homicide in the District.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call MPD at 202-727-9099. Anonymous tips may be submitted via the department's text tip line by texting a message to 50411.
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