Update - Officer Involved in Shooting Cleared by Commonwealth's Attorney


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News Release: 13/303/EJA/(2)UPD2
January 21, 2014

UPDATE - Officer Involved in Shooting

Cleared by Commonwealth’s Attorney

Mount Vernon Police District – Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond F. Morrogh has informed Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department, that he finds no basis for criminal liability on the part of the officer who discharged his weapon in this case. PFC Mohammed Oluwa, who is assigned to the Mount Vernon District Station, will be returned to his patrol duties after having been assigned administrative duties since the incident. The Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct an administrative investigation in accordance with our General Orders.


Release date: November 2, 2013

Update – Officer Involved Shooting

Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives have identified the man who died as James Bryant, 28, of no fixed address.

The continuing investigation has revealed that Bryant, a resident at the Eleanor Kennedy Shelter, began assaulting other residents at the shelter. The police were called and two officers arrived. They encountered Bryant who assaulted an officer and wrestled away his baton. During this altercation, Bryant assaulted the second officer with the baton. Officers employed multiple levels of non-deadly force to try to end the assault. These attempts to control Bryant failed to stop his violent actions. The victim officer, previously struck by the baton, discharged his service weapon to stop an additional assault by Bryant. The officers then rendered aid until medical personnel arrived.

The officer struck by the baton was taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries. He is 35 years old and an 11-year-veteran of the department. He is currently assigned to the Patrol Division in the Mount Vernon Police District. Both officers have been placed on routine administrative leave.

There were at least four other victims from the original fight at the shelter. Three of these victims were transported to local hospitals with non life-threatening injuries. The other victims did not require transportation.

All information provided in this release is based on the ongoing investigation and may be subject to revision as the investigation continues.


Original release date: October 30, 2013

Police Shoot Man Following an Altercation

Mount Vernon Police District – Officers were called to 9155 Richmond Highway on Wednesday, October 30 at 5:59 p.m. for a fight involving individuals at the location. Several individuals were assaulted and injured by a male subject at the scene. Officers responded and encountered the male subject.

A responding officer was assaulted by this individual. During that altercation with officers, an officer discharged his weapon hitting the man. The man was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. Those individuals injured by the subject were taken to local hospitals with non life-threatening injuries.

Who was the officer who could not control his own baton and let the guy get it?

How's the view look from the sidelines?

View from the sidelines would be pretty funny when some cop loses his baton...If I was the victim's family, I would question the cop's training and lack of physical ability to retain his impact weapon. Just a thought.

If I were the "victim's" family, I would be questioning why a member of my family was so violent, he had to be shot.

Fucking libtards.....always blaming someone else.

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