Victim, Officers Identified In Fatal Pedestrian Collision On I-495

OXON HILL, MD — The Maryland Attorney General's Office has identified the victim and officers involved in last month's fatal pedestrian collision on Interstate 495 in Prince George's County.

In a statement released Friday, Attorney General Anthony Brown said 23-year-old Aniyah Redd of Temple Hills was killed when she was struck by two cars on I-495 while attempting to elude police.

According to law enforcement, on Feb. 1, police officers found a car that was stolen in a carjacking earlier in the day in the parking lot of a business in the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road. Police said they saw Redd get into the vehicle shortly before 8 p.m. and drive away.

Officers with Prince George’s County Police, Forest Heights Police and Edmonston Police departments attempted to stop the vehicle, but Redd refused to stop and crashed the vehicle in the same parking lot, prosecutors said.

Following the crash, prosecutors said Redd got out of the vehicle and attempted to run across I-495 on foot. That's when she was hit by two uninvolved vehicles traveling on I-495, according to state officials.

Redd was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officers involved in the pursuit were:

• Prince George's County Police Department: Sergeant Timothy Shomper, an 11-year veteran of the department with three years of prior service, and Corporal David Gross, a 13-year veteran of the department with 11 years of prior service. Shomper and Gross are with the Patrol Services Division.
• Forest Heights Police Department: Officer Aaron Hazel, a 10-month veteran of the department. Hazel is with the Patrol Operations Division.

The Maryland Attorney General's Office has not yet released body-worn and dash camera footage of the incident.

In a statement released on Feb. 28, Brown said the agency's Independent Investigations Division needed additional time to complete its review of the case.

"The IID will generally release body-worn and/or dashboard camera footage within 20 business days after the incident," Brown said; however, "There may be situations where more than 20 business days are necessary."