Special Police Officer Fatally Shot While On Duty In Southeast DC

WASHINGTON, DC — A security guard was fatally shot Tuesday night in Southeast D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The female guard, who was working as a Metro Special Police officer, was shot shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of 10th Street SE, D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee III said. She was later pronounced dead. Her name has not been revealed.

The Metro Special Police Department is a private law enforcement agency authorized by the D.C. government to provide police, security, and protective services within the District of Columbia.

The officer was working on behalf of a nearby complex, according to the D.C. police.

Police were looking for a white Camry with dark, tinted windows last seen on Wheeler Road SE going toward Southern Avenue SE in connection to the killing.

The owner of the security company where she worked arrived on the scene shortly after the shooting to help with the investigation, according to Contee.

“My heart goes out to the family of this Special Police officer,” Contee said at a news briefing Tuesday night.

The D.C. police are offering a reward of $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal shooting.