Benedict will be replacing Robert J. Contee III as interim police chief, who is departing MPD after three decades for the FBI.

Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said the shooting happened after officers tried to serve a temporary protection order.

Robert Contee III takes charge of a police department he joined three decades ago and is facing twin challenges of rising homicides and growing calls for reform.

The new report follows a suit from the ACLU, after the department failed to publish stop data for nearly a year.

Vehicle thefts are up 72% over last year in D.C., and the city’s top cop says he’s partnering with regional and federal law enforcement to take control.

Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee told a House committee that more than 850 of his officers responded to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, costing the city an estimated $8.8 million.