WASHINGTON — A former Special Police Officer is heading to prison after being sentenced Monday in a shooting that left another woman injured outside a 7-Eleven in Northeast, D.C.
Chanel Clinton, 27, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced to three years in prison following by an additional two years of suspended jail time. Clinton pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon back in February for her involvement.
According to court documents, on Jan. 18, Clinton was working as an armed Special Police Officer assigned to a 7-Eleven on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE. She and the victim, a former acquaintance of Clinton's, got into an argument when the victim began videotaping Clinton in what police describe as a taunting manner. The two continued to argue outside in the parking lot of the convenience store.
Investigators say an off-duty MPD sergeant happened to be paying for his items inside the 7-Eleven when he heard the argument in the parking lot. The sergeant, who was in full uniform, walked outside as Clinton grabbed the victim in the face, and Clinton and the victim began to physically fight. The sergeant briefly separated the two women. This is when Clinton pulled out her service weapon and shot the victim in the shoulder just above her collarbone. The sergeant, who has ordered Clinton to drop her weapon before she fired, immediately placed Clinton under arrest. The victim was treated for minor injuries at an area hospital.
Investigators recovered a 9mm Glock 17 pistol at the scene.
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