Asheile Foster, 22, and Darren Foster, 21, both residents of the District of Columbia, were charged on Mar. 25 in U.S. District Court for their alleged involvement in the March 23 shooting of a U.S. Park Police officer, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
The charges include Assault on a Federal Officer, Assault With Intent to Kill While Armed, Possession of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Aggravated Assault While Armed, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and additional counts related to firearm possession during violent crime. The brothers appeared before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya who scheduled their detention hearing for March 26.
U.S. Attorney Pirro said: “Those who target law enforcement officers will be identified, apprehended, and held accountable. Asheile Foster, 22, and Darren Foster, 21, fled the scene but were quickly apprehended by law enforcement. This office will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law to ensure they face the consequences they deserve.”
Court documents state that multiple agencies responded around 7:30 p.m., March 23 to Queens Stroll Place SE and 51st Street SE after reports that a U.S. Park Police officer had been shot while conducting surveillance from an unmarked Tesla Model Y following Asheile Foster’s departure from police custody earlier that day.
According to investigators cited in court records, two men approached the vehicle and fired several shots at it; one bullet struck the officer’s shoulder before he radioed for assistance. Law enforcement recovered thirty-two shell casings at the scene and later found a black backpack containing an AR-style rifle loaded with ammunition nearby.
Darren Foster was taken into custody shortly after midnight on March 24; Asheile Foster was arrested about six hours later as he left another residence where police also discovered a loaded Glock pistol in an attic search.
The investigation is being led by U.S. Park Police with support from other federal and local agencies including ATF Washington Field Division and Metropolitan Police Department.
