DC Officer Dies From Gunshot Wound Inside Police Station
MPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating, and officials said no other person appears to have been involved.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, at 5:02 a.m., a Metropolitan Police Department officer died following a shooting inside the Second District station on the 3300 block of Idaho Avenue, Northwest.
- The Police Internal Affairs Bureau has launched an investigation into the shooting, with preliminary reports indicating no evidence that another individual was involved in the incident.
- Authorities have not yet released the officer's identity or further details about the shooting, leaving key information pending official disclosure.
- Officer Terry Bennett, struck and killed by a driver while assisting another motorist on I-695 in January, represents the department's most recent line-of-duty death.
- Since 2000, six MPD officers have died in the line of duty, including investigator Wayne David, who died on August 28, 2024, after a gun discharged.
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D.C. police officer dies after gunshot wound at police station
A Washington, D.C., police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound inside a police station, according to officials. Early information indicates that the officer may have shot themself. The shooting happened at about 5 a.m. Monday at the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District station in the 3300 block of Idaho Avenue Northwest, according to […] The post D.C. police officer dies after gunshot wound at police station appeared fir…
DC police officer dies after suffering gunshot wound inside precinct
A District of Columbia police officer died Monday after suffering a gunshot wound in a police station. The officer’s gunshot wound appeared to be self-inflicted, according to a preliminary statement from the Metropolitan Police Department. “Nothing currently indicates that another party was involved,” an MPD spokesperson said. The shooting occurred around 5:02 a.m. Monday in […]
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