Draft:1994 D.C. Police Station Shooting

1994 D.C. Police Station Shooting
LocationHenry Daly Building
DateNovember 22, 1994
3:30 PM
WeaponTEC-9
Deaths4 (Including perpetrator)
Injured2
PerpetratorBennie Lee Lawson

On November 22, 1994, Bennie Lee Lawson would enter the Cold Case room in the Henry Daly Building and open fire. Killing three; two FBI agents, Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael John Miller. And police detective Henry Daly.[1]

Henry Daly was the supervisor of the D.C. Police’s “Cold Case Squad” task force. Of which both victims Martha Martinez and Michael Miller were assigned to.[2]

Additionally, two were injured in the shooting. John David Kuchta, another FBI agent present in the room, and a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the leg.[1] Washington Police Chief Fred Thomas would announce some days later that two people were in custody being interviewed as possible witness or suspect.[3]

Initially, no motive or cause of death of the perpetrator was designated for the attack.[3] It would later be revealed that Lawson was bitter for being implicated by detectives whom he believed worked at the building. After the massacre, Lawson would die by a self inflicted gunshot wound.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Martha Dixon Martinez". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. ^ Duggan, Paul; Castaneda, Ruben (1994-11-23). "FOUR SLAIN AT D.C. POLICE HEADQUARTERS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. ^ a b Chen, Edwin; Jackson, Robert L. (1994-11-23). "2 FBI Agents, Detective Killed in D.C. Shooting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. ^ Bensen, Jackie; Reporter • •, News4 (2014-11-21). "Two Decades After MPD Headquarters Shooting, Emotions Still Raw for Some". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2023-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)