A Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department sergeant has been indicted with a federal civil rights violation and second-degree murder.
Enis Jevric, 41, is being charged in the fatal shooting of An'Twan Gilmore in August 2021, according to a March 7 U.S. Department of Justice news release.
"We thoroughly investigate every incident where one of our fellow citizens dies during an interaction with law enforcement," U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves said in the news release. "We have found that most officers use force only when necessary. In these investigations, we follow the evidence and the law. In the overwhelming majority of these cases, criminal charges would not be appropriate."
Jevric's case is different, according to the release.
"But when an officer willfully disregards the safety of a citizen he is sworn to protect, he violates the trust placed in him by virtue of his badge," Graves added, according to the release. "Today's indictment reinforces that we will hold officers who commit civil rights violations accountable."
Jevric is alleged to have "willfully denied Gilmore, 27, of his right to be free from the use of excessive force," the release reported. The indictment says Jevric used his department-issued firearm to shoot and kill Gilmore.
The offenses levied against Jevric carry a statutory maximum penalty of life in prison, according to the release.
"Law enforcement officers take an oath to serve and protect our communities, and should be held to the highest standards," FBI-Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg said in the news release. "This investigation demonstrates the FBI's unyielding commitment to pursuing justice for those whose fundamental rights have been breached."
The case was investigated by the FBI Washington field office, according to the release. It is being prosecuted by the Fraud, Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
