FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced
his decision not to seek charges in the Saturday, February 1, 2025 fatal officer-involved
pedestrian collision in Oxon Hill, Prince George’s County, Maryland.
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, at approximately 7:58 p.m., officers from the Prince George’s
County Police Department (PGPD), Forest Heights Police Department (FHPD), and the Chief of
the Edmonston Police Department (EPD) were conducting surveillance on an unoccupied
Mercedes sedan in the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The Mercedes had
been reported stolen earlier that day in connection with a carjacking and was located parked in a
commercial parking lot. During the officers’ surveillance, an adult female - later identified as
Aniyah Redd - entered the vehicle and began to drive away. Officers activated their emergency
lights and sirens and attempted to initiate a traffic stop; however, Redd failed to comply. Instead,
Redd drove behind a business within the lot, where she subsequently crashed. The Mercedes
flipped onto its side during the collision. As officers approached the Mercedes, they discovered
that Redd had already exited the vehicle, climbed over a fence, and entered Interstate 495 (“the
Beltway”) on foot. While attempting to locate her, one officer observed Redd crossing the
Beltway. She was then struck by two uninvolved vehicles. Redd was pronounced dead at the
scene as a result of the impact. The occupants of the vehicles involved were uninjured, remained
at the scene, and cooperated with investigators.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal
officer-involved pedestrian collision on Saturday, February 1, 2025, and concluded its
investigation on June 18, 2025. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available
evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that none of the officers involved in
the fatal officer-involved pedestrian collision committed a crime under Maryland law.
Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute any of the officers in this case.
A copy of the IID’s detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be
found in its declination report.
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