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Justin N.: U.S. citizen shot at by federal agent during D.C. traffic chase

On November 13, 2025, police and federal agents on a joint patrol in Northeast Washington, D.C. tried to stop Justin Bryant Nelson, a U.S. citizen, for allegedly running a red light near Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenues SE.

Nov 13, 2025Washington, DC

On November 13, 2025, police and federal agents on a joint patrol in Northeast Washington, D.C. tried to stop Justin Bryant Nelson, a U.S. citizen, for allegedly running a red light near Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenues SE. When he did not pull over, agents chased his car and a Homeland Security Investigations agent fired at it. Nelson was not hurt. He was later arrested and faces charges including fleeing law enforcement; the case is ongoing. Amnesty International concluded he posed no imminent threat to officers or anyone else and that the shooting was an unlawful use of lethal force.

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