District Man Found Guilty of Shooting in Northeast Washington

            WASHINGTON – Brian Anderson, 28, of Riverdale, Md., has been found guilty by a jury of numerous charges stemming from an incident last year in Northeast Washington in which he fired nine gunshots at a group of women and an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Acting U.S. Attorney Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. announced today.

            The jury found Anderson guilty on Sept. 18, 2015 of one count of assault with intent to kill while armed, one count of assault on a police officer while armed; six counts of assault with a dangerous weapon; and related weapons offenses. The verdict was returned following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Honorable Lynn Leibovitz scheduled sentencing for Nov. 20, 2015. Anderson remains held while awaiting sentencing.

            According to the government’s evidence, in the early morning hours of June 21, 2014, Anderson’s girlfriend walked into a random private apartment in the 2100 block of H Street NE, where several young women were present.  An altercation ensued between Anderson’s girlfriend and the young women, and the argument extended outside the apartment building.

            While outside, Anderson got into a rental car and tried to run over the victims, driving up on the sidewalk, hitting parked cars, and hitting three of the young women, before ultimately fleeing the scene.  During the melee, the bumper of the rental car was left at the scene. An MPD officer responded to the scene and had begun to interview the women when the victims saw Anderson return.  As the MPD officer walked towards Anderson’s car, the defendant got out, pointed a gun in the direction of the officer and the young women, and fired nine shots.

            Fortunately, no one was struck by the gunfire.

            In announcing the verdict, Acting U.S. Attorney Cohen praised those who worked on the case from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).  He also expressed appreciation to those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Victim/Witness Advocate James Brennan; Litigation Technology Specialists Claudia Gutierrez and Aneela Bhatia; and Paralegal Specialist Donville Drummond. Finally, he commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kondi Kleinman and Laura Crane, who tried the case, and Adrienne Gurley, who investigated and indicted the case.