Sens. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) have asked the Interior Department’s inspector general to investigate the 2017 fatal shooting of unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar by two U.S. Park Police officers.
Grassley and Warner have repeatedly pressed the federal government for answers, both before and after the various decisions on the case. Their letter sent Thursday to Interior Inspector Mark Greenblatt says that the FBI “spent nearly two years investigating what should have been a relatively straightforward case.” They wrote letters to the FBIseeking answers on the progress of the investigation, and Warner held up one Interior Department nomination because of the lack of responsiveness.
“Investigations involving the use of deadly force,” Grassley and Warner wrote, “should be handled in a manner that reinforces public confidence in law enforcement. The FBI and DOJ’s handling of this case has not met that bar.”Erica E. Paulson, a spokeswoman for the Interior inspector general’s office, said Friday: “We have received the senators’ correspondence. As with all Congressional requests to our office, we are reviewing it carefully to determine the appropriate course of action.
Vinyard and Amaya were placed on administrative duties, and then administrative leave, after the shooting. Last November, the Interior Department began internal proceedings to , which the officers’ union noted bypassed standard termination processes set out in their labor agreement. The result of that move is pending.
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