Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan shot accidentally during training session
Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan
District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety, District of Columbia
End of Watch Thursday, August 4, 2022
BIO
Age 25
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INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan was accidentally shot and killed during baton training inside a training room in the Anacostia Neighborhood Library at 1800 Good Hope Road SE.
Several officers were undergoing baton training when the contracted trainer, a retired police lieutenant from another agency, inadvertently shot her during a demonstration at about 3:30 pm.
Officer Manyan was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.
The trainer was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Director of Public Safety Douglass Morency
District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety
901 G Street NW
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202 ) 727-1101
