Review of Shooting Incidents in the Department of Justice

E & I Report I-2004-010
September 2004

APPENDIX II: SAMPLE OF SHOOTING INCIDENT RESPONSE CARD

SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL:

  1. RESPOND TO THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY.

  2. DETERMINE THE FACTS, THEN PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE INVESTIGATING AGENCY. (Fax a USM-133 to Office of Internal Affairs within 24 hrs.)

  3. TAKE CUSTODY OF ANY USMS FIREARMS THAT WERE DISCHARGED DURING THE INCIDENT. (Another USMS Firearm will be issued, barring substantial cause not to re-issue a firearm. Contact OGC to approve the release of any firearm to any investigating agency.)

  4. ADVISE ANY INVESTIGATING AGENCY THAT:

    1. The ASRT has been notified and will contact them;
    2. Any DUSM who discharged a firearm will not make an immediate statement and will be taken from the scene;
    3. Any DUSM who discharged a firearm may provide a statement within a reasonable time; and
    4. Ask that they not release names of involved USMS personnel to the media. (USMS HQ/DOJ decides whether to release names.)

  5. REMOVE ANY DUSM WHO DISCHARGED A WEAPON FROM THE SCENE. THE DUSM WILL BE:

    1. Examined/Treated by a physician (as needed);
    2. Accompanied by an uninvolved DUSM (if possible); and
    3. Advised not to return to duty until directed to do so by USMS Management.

  6. IF REQUESTED, USMS WITNESSES (NON-SHOOTERS) MAY ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE SCENE. INSTRUCT ALL DUSMS NOT TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT UNTIL THEIR STATEMENTS ARE TAKEN.

  7. THE SENIOR NON-SHOOTER DUSM ON THE SCENE SHOULD PERFORM THESE ON-SCENE FUNCTIONS UNTIL RELIEVED BY A USMS SUPERVISOR.

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