A car chase in Northeast this weekend has caused a bit of confusion over whether the Metropolitan Police were in pursuit when the suspect’s car hit and killed two children on Florida Avenue. Witnesses tell the Post that police were not chasing the car at the time of the collision. Chief Charles Ramsey is not saying whether the officers were following proper chase procedures, but did blame the crash on the 19-year-old suspect, Eric Palmer.
The Post says that normally, “D.C. police are not allowed to chase suspects unless they believe a violent felony has been committed or a pursuit is necessary to prevent harm to the public.”
In other crime news, a 74 year-old man was found stabbed in his bedroom in Southeast and Prince George’s County marked its 100th homicide for the year.
