Mayor Muriel Bowser thanked the “men and women of the Metropolitan Police department” for helping quickly restore order to the Capitol Building. The USCP is continuing to review surveillance video and open source material to identify others who may be subject to criminal charges. The USCP arrested the vehicle’s owner along with 13 additional suspects for unlawful entry of the U.S. The suspicious vehicle was thoroughly investigated by the USCP, FBI, and ATF. The devices were disabled and turned over to the FBI for further investigation and analysis. The USCP Hazardous Materials Response Team determined that both devices were, in fact, hazardous and could cause great harm to public safety. A suspicious vehicle was also identified in the 300 block of First Street, SE, at this time.” The Capitol police added in the press conference: “As these other violent events were unfolding across the Capitol Complex, the USCP officers were simultaneously responding to a report of a pipe bomb in the 300 block of First Street, SE, and a second pipe bomb in the 400 block of Canal Street, SE. Police added: “As per the USCP’s policy, the USCP employee has been placed on administrative leave and their police powers have been suspended pending the outcome of a joint Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and USCP investigation.” The officer has not been named.Ĭapitol Police Also Found Pipe Bombs in the Area She has been identified as Ashli Babbitt.” Medical assistance was rendered immediately, and the female was transported to the hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. “As protesters were forcing their way toward the House Chamber where Members of Congress were sheltering in place, a sworn USCP employee discharged their service weapon, striking an adult female. They were determined to enter into the Capitol Building by causing great damage,” the Capitol Police wrote in a news release. These individuals actively attacked United States Capitol Police Officers and other uniformed law enforcement officers with metal pipes, discharged chemical irritants, and took up other weapons against our officers. “United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers and our law enforcement partners responded valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions as they stormed the United States Capitol Building. "This incident occurred not because of police aggression, but despite every attempt to deescalate the situation.Capitol Police identified Babbitt as the woman who was shot. First Class Pete Stilianessis, president of the State Troopers Non-Commissioned Officers Association, in a statement. Gordon tried to grab the Trooper’s gun," said Det. Gordon, using verbal commands, physical resistance, and then pepper spray, escalating to lethal force only when Mr. "It is important to look at the videotape of the stop, to consider the Trooper’s courtesy and multiple attempts to safeguard Mr. The president of the union that represents Wetzel said his "use of force was reasonable under the circumstances." Wagstaff refused, and so the office sent the family the videos Monday morning before making them public Monday afternoon around 3 p.m., the spokesperson said. The spokesperson also said that Gordon's family was invited to the public integrity office to view the footage before it was released to the public.
The "investigation is being conducted by a team of career prosecutors and investigators within the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA), which operates independently of the command structure of the New Jersey State Police," the spokesperson said. I have no words it's just distasteful," she said.
I don't think he should be on leave, getting paid, because it's just distasteful and everything, you know. Gordon's mother, Racquel Barrett said Tuesday on MSNBC that she is not happy with that decision. Wetzel is currently on paid administrative leave, which is standard protocol, a New Jersey State Police spokesman told NBC News Tuesday. The directive "outlines a 10-step process for conducting independent investigations of use-of-force and death-in-custody incidents" and "establishes clear procedures governing such investigations to ensure that they are done fully, fairly, and independently of any potential bias." When the entire investigation is complete, the case will be handed over to a grand jury, which will decide whether criminal charges will be filed, according to Grewal's office, which cited a directive issued Grewal in December 2019. Grewal's office in accordance with a policy to make videos and audio related to use-of-force incidents public after the first phase of the investigation is complete, usually within 20 days.
The recordings were released by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S.
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