Today, after months of fighting for justice in the police murder of Karon Hylton-Brown, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. announced the indictment of Terence Sutton for second-degree murder, one of the DC Police officers involved with this gross negligence of their duties and complete disregard for this young man’s life. He was also indicted with federal charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice, along with his supervisor Andrew Zabavsky.
Early on the morning of August 25, 2021, the DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) executed 27- year old An'Twan Gilmore, a Black man, as he slept in his car. This was the second person MPD shot in 9 hours. Statements given by Chief Contee have been contradictory and unclear and somehow "the officer’s body camera was activated but that part of the shooting is obstructed by the protective shield the officer was holding". We are clear what this means, and that is completely unacceptable. We must take immediate action.
On Sunday August 1, 2021 we were alerted to a video of a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer brutally punching Kimon Johnson in the head in Southeast D.C. This kind of brutality is not new for MPD, in the District of Columbia, and certainly not near Good Hope Rd. and 16th St. Southeast, but it is always unacceptable. It mirrors the experience of Derrick “Quan” Johnson at almost the same location on December 26, 2019. Quan was also not charged for the original stop or the second retaliatory one. Like Quan, we are so very glad he is still alive.
