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Police Report Omits a Federal Agent's Shooting at a DC Driver. The Man's Lawyers Suspect a Cover-Up

A Homeland Security agent fired multiple shots during a traffic stop; police reports omitted the shooting, raising transparency and civil rights concerns, attorneys said.

  • Phillip M. Brown was pulled over and shot at by a federal agent in Washington, D.C. during a traffic stop, but the police report omitted details of the shooting.
  • Brown's attorneys claim there was an attempted cover-up by the Metropolitan Police Department and are pursuing a civil case against the officers.
  • The MPD is required to publicize officers' serious uses of force, including anytime an officer fires their weapon, but failed to do so in this case.
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Police report omits a federal agent's shooting at a DC driver. The man's lawyers suspect a cover-up

A federal agent fired shots at an unarmed Black man during a recent traffic stop while patrolling the nation’s capital for President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge.

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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