The Washington Post reported that a federal agent in Washington, D.C. shot an unarmed Black driver during a joint operation with city police this month, but the police incident report did not mention the shooting, leading to accusations of "concealing the facts." Court records show that an officer testified that he had been instructed by his superiors not to include the shooting details in court documents. The judge ultimately dismissed the charges against the driver due to insufficient evidence. The incident occurred on October 17, when D.C. police and five federal agencies, including the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), were conducting a joint patrol and pulled over a dark-tinted, no-front-license-plate Dodge SUV. The agent claimed that the driver, Philip Brown, attempted to run people over and endanger lives, hence opening fire. However, police witnesses stated that no one was in front of the car, and the bullet holes were located on the side of the vehicle. Civil rights lawyers have accused the case of exposing the dangerous consequences of cooperation between local police and federal agencies. At the time, Brown was driving out to buy milk for three young children and was luckily not hit. The police have now launched an internal investigation into the shooting, but the relevant information has not been made public.
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