Executive Summary
- US Marshals shot and killed a person in DC’s Mayfair neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon.
- The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE.
- DC Police confirmed their Internal Affairs Bureau is on scene but no MPD officers were involved.
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed an individual on Wednesday afternoon in the Mayfair neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., according to statements from law enforcement officials.
The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE, located near the eastern banks of the Anacostia River. A law enforcement source confirmed to local reporting outlets that at least one member of the Marshals Service discharged their weapon during the encounter.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) confirmed via a departmental statement that its Internal Affairs Bureau responded to the scene to initiate an investigation. MPD officials explicitly noted that no District police officers were involved in the shooting incident.
As of Wednesday evening, authorities had not released the identity of the deceased individual or detailed the specific circumstances leading to the use of deadly force. The U.S. Marshals Service is the primary federal agency responsible for fugitive apprehensions and the execution of federal arrest warrants.
Investigative Protocols
The involvement of federal agents in a fatal shooting within the District of Columbia necessitates a multi-layered investigative approach. While the MPD Internal Affairs Bureau is documenting the scene, shootings involving the U.S. Marshals Service are typically subject to rigorous review by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General and the agency’s internal use-of-force review boards. The ensuing investigation will focus on establishing whether the lethal force deployed was consistent with federal policy and constitutional standards regarding the perception of imminent threat.
