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| Prosecutors: No charges against officer involved in fatal Union Station shooting | Prosecutors: No charges against officer involved in fatal Union Station shooting |
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| Federal prosecutors on Tuesday said they would not file charges against a security guard who fatally shot a man in September inside Union Station, moments after the man had stabbed a woman multiple times outside the building during a domestic dispute. | |
| The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the officer chased William T. Wilson into Union Station after he had stabbed a female multiple times. The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. Sept. 11, 2015, as travelers, shoppers and lunch crowds gathered near the shops at the station. Security at the station was also heightened because it was the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. | The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the officer chased William T. Wilson into Union Station after he had stabbed a female multiple times. The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. Sept. 11, 2015, as travelers, shoppers and lunch crowds gathered near the shops at the station. Security at the station was also heightened because it was the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. |
| The shooting sent panic-stricken shoppers and travelers inside Union Station scrambling and led officials to briefly shut down part of the station. | The shooting sent panic-stricken shoppers and travelers inside Union Station scrambling and led officials to briefly shut down part of the station. |
| As part of their investigation into the shooting, prosecutors said they interviewed witnesses, both civilian and security personnel, reviewed security video footage, studied physical evidence collected at the scene, listened to recorded audio transmissions and reviewed crime scene photographs and Wilson’s autopsy and toxicology reports. | As part of their investigation into the shooting, prosecutors said they interviewed witnesses, both civilian and security personnel, reviewed security video footage, studied physical evidence collected at the scene, listened to recorded audio transmissions and reviewed crime scene photographs and Wilson’s autopsy and toxicology reports. |
| Prosecutors said they concluded that the evidence of the shooting was “insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer who was involved in the shooting used excessive force or possessed the requisite criminal intent.” | Prosecutors said they concluded that the evidence of the shooting was “insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer who was involved in the shooting used excessive force or possessed the requisite criminal intent.” |
| The identity of the security officer who shot Wilson was not released. | The identity of the security officer who shot Wilson was not released. |
| [Security guard fatally shoots knife-wielding attacker at Union Station] | [Security guard fatally shoots knife-wielding attacker at Union Station] |
| The shooting occurred, authorities said, after the woman told a security officer with the SEC that Wilson, 57, was walking behind her, that she had a legal restraining order against him and that he was threatening to kill her. | The shooting occurred, authorities said, after the woman told a security officer with the SEC that Wilson, 57, was walking behind her, that she had a legal restraining order against him and that he was threatening to kill her. |
| A second officer tried to intervene, but authorities said Wilson took out a knife and stabbed the woman several times. Wilson then ran into the station, and the officers confronted him. | A second officer tried to intervene, but authorities said Wilson took out a knife and stabbed the woman several times. Wilson then ran into the station, and the officers confronted him. |
| According to prosecutors, the officers ordered Wilson to drop his weapon, but he refused. Wilson then raised the knife and walked toward one of the officers, who fired at him, striking him once, prosecutors said. | According to prosecutors, the officers ordered Wilson to drop his weapon, but he refused. Wilson then raised the knife and walked toward one of the officers, who fired at him, striking him once, prosecutors said. |
| Wilson was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. The woman was also taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening stab wounds to her shoulder, pectoral, upper back and hand. | Wilson was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. The woman was also taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening stab wounds to her shoulder, pectoral, upper back and hand. |