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DC: More than a dozen officers injured – and one lost eyesight – during riots after a man running from police crashed and died

DC: More than a dozen officers injured – and one lost eyesight – during riots after a man running from police crashed and died 1

WASHINGTON, DC – More than a dozen officers have been injured, including one who lost his eyesight, during rioting which erupted following the death of a black man who failed to stop for a traffic infraction. 

Driver Karon Hylton-Brown fled from police on a scooter when they attempted to pull him over. Hylton-Brown died when his vehicle struck was struck by another vehicle while fleeing. 

The incident has resulted in protests and rioting.  

DC Metropolitan Police Department’s Chief Peter Newsham reported 14 officers were injured in the riots in DC on October 28th. 

Mike Balsamo tweeted:

“DC Police Chief Peter Newsham said 14 officers were injured last night in the protests over the death of Karon Kylton, including eight struck by an ‘incendiary device.’ 

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“Four were hit by rocks/bricks, one injured by a laser in the eye & one sprained ankle.  Eight arrests were made.”

DC Metro Police Union officials reported multiple officers experienced ruptured eardrums and blast injuries as a result of multiple fireworks being thrown at them during the riot. 

They also reported that an officer who was injured by a laser to the eye has lost his sight. It is unknown if the officer will regain eyesight.

Officers also reported that multiple rioters attempted to storm the police station while firing fireworks at the officers defending it.  The police union said that twelve of the fourteen officers had to be taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

Gregg Pemberton, Chairman of the DC Police Union, claimed that city leadership and police administrators caused the officer injuries by ordering them to only respond with passive tactics:

“Handle these violent disturbances in a passive, and frankly, unsafe manner, causing serious risk and injury to our members.

“The city is now refusing to allow officers to wear protective helmets, allowing rioters to fired deadly explosives at officers.”

Pemberton continued:

“[Leadership] not only put our members at risk, they also endanger our communities by pulling the few police we have out of patrol.  This exposes our neighborhoods to violence and exposes local businesses to destruction and looting.”

Another union official, Adam Shaatal, tweeted:

“@jackmurphylive @MikeBalsamo1 The conditions that members of @DCPoliceDept @DCPoliceUnion face are untenable and inexcusable.  14 officers injured is 14 less officers on the street, to serve, protect & defend our DC residents and their businesses.”

DC Metro Police attempted to stop Hylton-Brown for riding an electric scooter on a sidewalk without wearing a helmet.  He refused to stop and fled from the officers.

As Hylton Brown intentionally ran from police, he was struck by a car on Kennedy Street and was seriously injured. He died three days after the accident.

Hylton-Brown’s mother, Karen Hylton, said she believes her son was targeted by police and hold them responsible for his death. 

She said:

“The things that happened didn’t have to happen.  You know, he was targeted.  All this – we wouldn’t have to be out here.  You know, if the guy would have just left my son alone, all this wouldn’t have happened.”

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October 28, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – A 20-year-old man was recently taken off of life support following a traffic accident while riding a Revel moped reportedly while being pursued by police for operating the moped without a helmet.

Sources say that a motorist apparently uninvolved wound up striking the moped rider while police were pursuing him, which has since caused outrage toward police.  

The deceased man was identified as Karon Hylton-Brown, who was allegedly spotted operating the Revel moped on October 23rd while not wearing a helmet.

Following Hylton-Brown being taken off of life support days after the accident, protests aimed at police turned violent with reportedly four police officers being injured on the evening of October 27th.

According to the logic of the protesters and family of the deceased, they’re attributing the blame of Hylton-Brown’s death solely on the fact police were trying to pull him over.

Karen Hylton, the deceased’s mother, is among those to have stoked the ire from community members towards police regarding her son’s death:

“The things that happened didn’t have to happen. You know, he was targeted. All this – we wouldn’t have to be out here. You know, if the guy would’ve just left my son alone, all this wouldn’t have happened.”

Officials from the Metropolitan Police Department aren’t denying that Hylton-Brown was targeted on the evening of October 23rd but are divorcing that phrasing from the connotation that Hylton-Brown was targeted for nefarious reasons.

According to police, officers noticed that Hylton-Brown was operating the moped on the sidewalk at approximately 10:10 p.m. on the 23rd within the 500 block of Kennedy Street NW without a helmet.

Keep in mind, the mopeds are regulated to 30 miles per hour according to Revel, so this was not some sort of high-speed chase.

Officers that were trying to get Hylton-Brown to pull over say that he instead cut through an alley and “collided” with a vehicle within the 700 block of Kennedy Street.

The officers that were on-site performed life-saving measures on Hylton-Brown prior to EMS responders transferring him to a local hospital where he was later removed from life support days after the accident.

Incidents involving the Revel mopeds, which operate in several large cities across America, are not some recent phenomenon.

Specifically, in New York City, the shareable pay-per-use moped company became a center of controversy in 2020.

In a ten-day period, three riders of the mopeds sustained fatal injuries in New York City following various accidents.

Also, on September 29th, an 82-year-woman was hit and killed while crossing a crosswalk by a 23-year-old man riding a Revel Moped in New York City.

In a statement regarding this latest fatality in Washington, D.C., Revel CEO Frank Reig expressed condolences for the deceased’s family:

“Our sympathies are with Mr. Hylton’s family. As this incident is under investigation, we’re awaiting more details at this time.”

But despite the nuance associated with this matter, frustrations were seemingly directed at police in D.C., which resulted in protests escalating to instances of property damage and police officers being injured.

At this time, the extent of the injuries that befell officers during the protests on October 27th were described as non-life threatening.

However, reportedly windows were damaged at the MPD’s 4D station.

One of the controversies surrounding this case is whether police were even allowed to pursue Hylton-Brown per department policy, namely because the MPD has a loosely defined no-chase policy relating to ATVs and dirt bikes which has been in effect since at least 2013 and hasn’t been changed since.

What becomes unclear is to whether this policy extends to mopeds or not.

In a statement released by Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and Justice Roger Mitchell, it was noted that authorities are working with the family to share with them any bodycam footage related to the incident:

“We are engaged directly with the next of kin about their ability to view the body-worn camera footage. We are coordinating with the Department of Behavioral Health to provide the family with the space and trauma-informed support they need to view the body-worn camera footage.”

From what is known about the case thus far, it appears to be an unfortunate accident that carried with it fatal repercussions.

It’s unclear if there’s going to be any criminal culpability waged in the case, be they the officers involved or the operator of the other vehicle.

But it would not be surprising to see if the no-chase policy gets further examined to see if policy violations did occur by police pursuing the moped operated by the deceased.

If said policy was violated, then that could certainly result in any officers involved in the chase being terminated.

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