U.S. Park Police Officers Who Killed Black Man To Face No Charges

By Department of Justice Photos: Video Screenshots WASHINGTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced Tuesday that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or District of Columbia charges against four U.S. Park Police (USPP) officers, in connection with the June 2022 fatal police pursuit of James Herndon.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office, the USPP, and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) conducted a comprehensive review of the incident. This included a review of witness accounts; physical evidence; body-worn camera, surveillance footage, traffic camera footage, and aerial video footage; police radio recordings; and MPD and USPP reports. According to the evidence, on June 27, 2022, MPD attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Herndon, who was riding a three-wheeled vehicle, based upon inaccurate information that he was a wanted homicide suspect.  When Herndon fled from the officers, MPD initiated a police pursuit of him.  During the pursuit, MPD requested assistance from USPP.  After USPP officers joined the pursuit, MPD learned that Herndon was wanted for questioning only, and MPD terminated its pursuit.  USPP was not notified of this corrected information and continued to pursue Herndon, who lost control of his vehicle and crashed in a...