Prosecutors say they found “insufficient evidence” the two officers used excessive force in the shooting of Gordon Casey outside the Peruvian ambassador’s home in April.
, U.S. Secret Service officers were dispatched to the ambassador’s residence in the 3000 block of Garrison Street NW after a report of a burglary in progress. Staffers at the residence informed authorities that they had seen Casey breaking windows and attempting to enter the building. Staff members had attempted to stop Casey but were unable to do so because he had armed himself with a metal pole, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.
But Casey still began advancing toward the officers, swinging the pole at them, according to prosecutors. Two of the officers then shot Casey twice, and he died at the scene, according to the statement by prosecutors. In reaching their determination, prosecutors said, they reviewed police and civilian eyewitness accounts, physical evidence, recorded radio communications, forensic reports, the autopsy report and reports from D.C. police.that her son had relapsed using drugs and that she had kicked him out of their home after years of struggles with various schools, psychologists, psychiatrists and drug treatment facilities.
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