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Apr 27, 2021

Maryland To Investigate Work Of Former Medical Examiner Who Testified In Chauvin’s Defense

The investigation follows intense criticism of Fowler’s conclusions in the trial, in which he testified that police were not responsible for George Floyd’s death.

Feb 11, 2016

Outgoing Medical Director: FEMS Is ‘Rife With Resistance To Change’

Jullette Saussy sent a scathing resignation letter to Mayor Bowser last month.

Dec 21, 2010

Report: Medical Examiner Has Ruled DC9 Death A Homicide

UPDATE: (4:18 p.m.):The U.S. Attorney’s Office has released a statement regarding the medical examiner’s report, stating that they “intend to carefully study these conclusions as part of our legal analysis of this tragic incident.”

UPDATE (3:54 p.m.): The cause of Mohammed’s death, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, was “Excited Delirium Associated With Arrhythmogenic Cardiac Anomalies, Alcohol Intoxication and Physical Exertion With Restraint.”

TBD reports this afternoon that a source with the Ethiopian-American Cultural Center tells them that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled the October 15 death of Ali Ahmed Mohammed outside DC9 a homicide.

Dec 17, 2010

Release of Mohammed Autopsy Results Must Wait

Sommer Mathis reports that the public will have to wait a little bit longer to learn what precisely caused Ali Ahmed Mohammed to die near the DC9 nightclub on October 15.

Nov 03, 2010

Waiting Is The Hardest Part

When counsel representing DC9 appeared in front of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Monday, it was probably the biggest update to date in the investigation of the death of Ali Ahmed Mohammed. There were several bits and pieces of news to emerge from the hearing: the suspension of the club’s liquor license was extended for at least another 30 days, the five club employees involved in the investigation have either resigned or been “let go,” and there will be another hearing on December 1. But the one thing that was clear from the hearing was that the control board — and everyone else — is still waiting on the medical examiner’s report to really move things forward.

Sep 20, 2007

Morning Roundup: Conspiracy Theories Edition

Good morning, D.C. If by any chance you’re a contractor with the city, you may be in for a rude awakening this morning, as City Manager Dan “The Man” Tangherlini and Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra have ordered your cell phone to be returned. Apparently some non-employee contractors have been getting a pretty sweet deal from the District for some time in the form of free cell phones, the end of which will save the…

Jan 09, 2007

Washington Business Journal Editor, 38, Dies

From the Associated Press via WTOP:The top editor of the Washington Business Journal was found dead at his home Monday. John McCalla was 38. A spokeswoman for the D.C. medical examiner says the cause of death would be determined pending further tests. Our readers may remember McCalla best as a perennial nominee in Fishbowl DC’s Hottest Media contest. It’s a tragic loss for local journalism, and we at DCist express our sympathies to his family,…

 
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