Reinaldo Otero-Camacho
Service Record
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
| Rank | Sergeant[1] |
| Dates of Service | Hired approximately 2005.[1] |
| Salary | $81,168 (2018)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Administrative Leave |
Commendations
2020 Lifesaving Medal
On August 10, 2020, Otero-Camacho received a Lifesaving Medal for, while off-duty, saving the life of a person whose vehicle was engulfed in flames.[3]
Incident Reports
2022 Death of Kevin Hargraves-Shird
On July 30, 2022, Otero-Camacho was pursuing a vehicle that was fleeing from a recent shooting. The car crashed, and three occupants immediately fled. Hargraves-Shird was still near the vehicle and started to flee as Otero-Camacho arrived. The officer drew his service weapon, exited his vehicle, yelled that he had seen a gun, and fired his weapon, striking Hargraves-Shird.[4]
CPR was performed on Hargraves-Shird before he was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.[1][5]
A gun was recovered from near Hargraves-Shird's body.[4]
The incident was captured on officers' body-worn cameras and a residential security camera.[1]
Response Timeline
On July 30, 2022, the department held a briefing to describe the incident.[6]
Otero-Camacho was placed on administrative leave during the investigation.[1]
On August 5, 2022, the department released Otero-Camacho's body-worn camera footage, in compliance with local law. The department did not release footage from other cameras.[4]
Otero-Camacho was placed on a non-contact status pending an internal investigation.[4]
On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) declined to press local or federal charges against Otero-Camacho due to "insufficient evidence [of] excessive force".[4][7]
Following the USAO's decision, the department will conduct an internal investigation.[4]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Aja Drain, D.C. Releases Body Camera Footage Of Fatal Police Shooting As Victim’s Family Demands Answers, dcist, 2022-08-05
- ↑ Reinaldo Otero-camacho, Officer, Metropolitan Police Department, govSalaries
- ↑ Medal, DC Police Department, 2020-08-10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Colleen Grablick, D.C. Officer Who Shot And Killed Kevin Hargraves-Shird Won’t Face Charges, dcist, 2023-02-10
- ↑ Community Briefing: Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting, DC Police, 2022-08-05
- ↑ Officer Involved Shooting Update, DC Police Department twitter 2022-07-30
- ↑ U.S. Attorney’s Office Concludes Investigation Into Fatal Shooting in Fort Slocum Park, U.S. Attorney's Office, 2023-02-09
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