Independent Police Auditor

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our office is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
703-324-3459 TTY 711
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 233A
Fairfax, VA 22035
Richard G. Schott
Independent Police Auditor

Investigation Review Status

In addition to responding to public complaints, the Office of the Independent Police Auditor monitors and reviews Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) internal investigations into:

  • officer involved shootings
  • deaths while in custody of the FCPD
  • use of force cases resulting in death or serious injury
  • other use of force (or display of force) cases when a public complaint is received

Note: OIPA releases reports within 60 days of having access to the completed FCPD IAB investigative file, except where cases are jointly reviewed by the Auditor and the Panel.

Incident Types Key
  • OIS: Officer involved shooting
  • UOF: Use of force complaint
  • DOF: Display of force complaint
  • D/SI: Death or Serious Injury
  • ICD: In-custody death

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-25-01UOF11/5/20231/8/2025Y 
IPA-25-02UOF6/17/20231/9/2025Y 
IPA-25-03UOF6/23/20241/9/2025Y 
IPA-25-04UOF12/14/202412/14/2024Y 
IPA-25-05UOF8/17/20244/2/2025Y 
IPA-25-06UOF5/9/20244/2/2025Y 
IPA-25-07OIS4/23/20254/23/2025  
IPA-25-08SI4/29/20254/30/2025  
IPA-25-09UOF4/7/20255/1/2025Y 
IPA-25-10UOF4/22/20255/1/2025Y 
IPA-25-11UOF3/16/20255/1/2025Y 
IPA-25-12UOF8/30/20245/1/2025Y 
IPA-25-13UOF7/20/20235/19/2025Y 
IPA-25-14DOF2/20/20256/10/2025Y 
IPA-25-15UOF6/25/20257/3/2025Y 
IPA-25-16UOF6/17/20257/3/2025Y 
IPA-25-17DOF6/17/20257/3/2025Y 
IPA-25-18UOF5/25/20257/3/2025Y 
IPA-25-19SI7/4/20257/7/2025  
IPA-25-20UOF7/30/20258/1/2025Y 
IPA-25-21UOF4/2/20209/5/2025Y 
IPA-25-22UOF5/16/20259/5/2025Y 
IPA-25-23UOF2/12/20259/5/2025Y 
IPA-25-24D9/23/20259/24/2025  
IPA-25-25OIS9/28/20259/25/2025  
IPA-25-26UOF8/28/202410/6/2025Y 
IPA-25-27UOF8/12/202510/6/2025Y 
IPA-25-28UOF9/21/202510/6/2025Y 
IPA-25-29UOF5/4/202510/3/2025Y12/16/2025 View Report
IPA-25-30UOF9/22/202510/21/2025Y 
IPA-25-31ICD10/26/202511/5/2025  
IPA-25-32UOF11/28/202411/7/2025Y 
IPA-25-33UOF7/25/202512/8/2025Y 
IPA-25-34UOF12/6/202512/9/2025Y 

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-24-01UOF10/6/20231/23/2024Y 
IPA-24-02UOF1/14/20242/6/2024Y 
IPA-24-03UOF6/5/20183/4/2024Y 
IPA-24-04UOF8/2/20234/10/2024Y 
IPA-24-05UOF10/31/20234/10/2024Y 
IPA-24-06UOF7/18/20234/10/2024Y 
IPA-24-07UOF1/18/20244/25/2024Y 
IPA-24-08UOF4/23/20244/30/2024Y2/25/2025 View Report
IPA-24-09UOF4/24/20245/1/2024Y 
IPA-24-10UOF1/9/20245/1/2024Y 
IPA-24-11UOF2/23/20246/10/2024Y 
IPA-24-12UOF4/2/20246/26/2024Y 
IPA-24-13UOF6/4/20247/1/2024Y 
IPA-24-14UOF9/26/20238/7/2024Y12/13/2024 View Memo
IPA-24-15 UOF5/1/20249/3/2024Y 
IPA-24-16UOF12/23/20249/3/2024Y 
IPA-24-17OIS9/16/20249/16/2024  
IPA-24-18UOF9/23/20249/26/2024Y5/9/2025 View Report
IPA-24-19UOF11/10/202310/1/2024Y 
IPA-24-20UOF12/17/202310/1/2024Y 
IPA-24-21UOF11/28/202311/8/2024Y 
IPA-24-22UOF11/6/202311/4/2024Y 
IPA-24-23UOF11/29/202311/4/2024Y 
IPA-24-24UOF5/29/202411/4/2024Y 
IPA-24-25UOF7/28/202411/4/2024Y 
IPA-24-26UOF4/4/202411/4/2024Y 
IPA-24-27SI11/3/202411/4/2024  
IPA-24-28UOF11/10/202412/4/2024Y 
IPA-24-29UOF5/202412/4/2024Y 

 

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-23-01OIS2/22/20232/22/2023 4/7/2025 View Report
IPA-23-02OIS4/5/20234/14/2023 6/11/2025 View Report
IPA-23-03UOF3/15/20214/17/2023Y6/16/2023 View Report
IPA-23-05UOF4/5/20236/9/2023Y 
IPA-23-06UOF10/8/20226/9/2023Y9/24/2025 View Report
IPA-23-07UOF9/1/20226/9/2023Y 
IPA-23-08OIS5/11/20235/11/2023 6/11/2025 View Report
IPA-23-09UOF5/1/20236/9/2023Y 
IPA-23-10UOF5/16/20228/1/2023Y9/30/2025 View Report
IPA-23-11UOF6/7/20228/1/2023Y 
IPA-23-12UOF8/19/20228/1/2023Y9/11/2023 View Memo
IPA-23-13UOF7/17/20238/1/2023Y 
IPA-23-14UOF5/6/20238/1/2023Y 
IPA-23-15UOF7/17/20238/1/2023Y12/15/2023 View Memo
IPA-23-16UOF8/22/20228/15/2023Y10/22/2025 View Report
IPA-23-17UOF3/1/20239/5/2023Y9/6/2024 View Report
IPA-23-18ICD9/13/20239/14/2023 8/30/2024 View Report
IPA-23-19UOF9/25/20239/30/2023Y10/9/2024 View Report
IPA-23-20SI9/5/202310/2/2023 9/16/2025 View Report
IPA-23-21UOF5/18/202310/2/2023Y 
IPA-23-22UOF9/26/202311/1/2023Y 
IPA-23-23UOF8/18/202312/1/2023Y 
IPA-23-24UOF11/1/202312/1/2023Y 
IPA-23-25UOF5/2/201912/1/2023Y 
IPA-23-26UOF6/24/202312/11/2023Y 
IPA-23-27UOF12/17/202212/16/2023Y1/24/2025 View Report
IPA-23-28UOF12/21/202312/26/2023Y9/23/2024 View Report

In May 2023, the OIPA was notified by the FCPD of 39 complaints of use of force that dated back to incidents occurring from 2017-2022. The Auditor's summary memos or reports are linked below. 

Summary Memo: Disposition of OIPA Review for: IPA-20-04R, IPA-20-14R, IPA-20-15R, IPA-20-16R, IPA-20-17R, IPA-20-19R, IPA-20-20R (12/31/2025)

Summary Memo: Disposition of OIPA Review for: IPA-19-11R, IPA-19-12R, IPA-19-16R, IPA-19-18R, IPA-19-22R, IPA-19-23R (12/1/2025)

Summary Memo: Disposition of OIPA Review for: IPA-18-13R, IPA-18-14R, IPA-18-15R, IPA-18-17R, IPA-18-18R, IPA-18-19R, IPA-18-20R (9/12/2025)

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Pointed Firearm Complaints: 2017-2020 (3/29/2024)

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Non-Serious Injury Complaints: 2018-2021 (5/31/2024)

Incident Report: Feb. 23, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-14R) (4/7/2025)

Incident Report: April 22, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-15R) (5/23/2025)

Incident Report: July 6, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-16R) (7/24/2025)

Summary Memo: Disposition of Independent Police Auditor Review for IPA-22-17R (7/24/2025)

Incident Report: July 16, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-18R) (7/24/2025)

 

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-22-01OIS1/4/20221/4/2022 4/28/2023 View Report
IPA-22-02OIS2/15/20223/3/2022 11/30/2022 View Report
IPA-22-03UOF6/30/20211/6/2022Y8/21/2025 View Report
IPA-22-04UOF9/13/20211/6/2022Y9/2/2025 View Report
IPA-22-05UOF11/14/20211/6/2022Y2/3/2023 View Memo
IPA-22-06UOF12/19/20211/6/2022Y9/2/2025 View Memo
IPA-22-07OIS6/30/20226/30/2022 8/29/2023 View Report
IPA-22-08OIS7/7/20227/8/2022 5/1/2024 View Report
IPA-22-09UOF7/9/20227/11/2022Y6/6/2023 View Report
IPA-22-10OIS8/2/20228/3/2022 11/4/2024 View Report
IPA-22-11OIS10/6/202210/6/2022 11/26/2024 View Report
IPA-22-12ICD11/10/202211/10/2022 11/14/2024 View Report
IPA-22-13OIS Animal12/7/202212/9/2022Y8/6/2025 View Report

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-21-01UOF6/7/20194/12/2021Y1/10/2022 View Report
IPA-21-02UOF11/23/20207/7/2021Y9/14/2022 View Report
IPA-21-03OIS7/19/20217/19/2021 8/2/2022 View Report
IPA-21-04UOF1/18/20218/3/2021Y6/10/2022 View Report

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-20-01D/SI10/20/20191/27/2020 3/25/2021 View Report
IPA-20-02OIS1/28/20201/29/2020 1/11/2023 View Report
IPA-20-03UOF10/25/20205/8/2020Y5/7/2021 View Report
IPA-20-05UOF6/5/20206/6/2020 12/15/2022 View Report
IPA-20-06UOF5/27/20206/23/2020Y2/25/2021 View Report
IPA-20-07UOF4/28/201910/20/2020Y12/14/2020 View Report
IPA-20-08UOF6/11/201910/20/2020Y12/30/2020 View Report
IPA-20-09UOF11/10/202011/11/2020Y8/26/2022 View Memo
IPA-20-10OIS12/17/202012/18/2020 1/11/2023 View Report

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-19-01UOF3/5/20193/6/2019 3/17/2020 View Report
IPA-19-02UOF8/31/20183/26/2019Y10/22/2019 View Memo
IPA-19-03UOF11/6/20183/26/2019Y6/5/2020 View Report
IPA-19-04UOF4/25/20194/30/2019 5/18/2021 View Report
IPA-19-05OIS Domesticated Animal6/25/20196/25/2019 3/25/2021 View Report
IPA-19-06UOF7/20/20197/22/2019 3/5/2021 View Report
IPA-19-07OIS10/21/201910/22/2019 7/30/2021 View Report
IPA-19-08D/SI12/4/201912/19/2019 4/14/2022 View Report
IPA-19-09UOF6/24/201911/25/2019Y2/28/2020 View Report
IPA-19-10UOF7/8/201911/25/2019Y7/28/2020 View Report

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-18-01OIS3/15/20183/15/2018 6/20/2019 View Report
IPA-18-02ICD6/26/20186/26/2018 4/30/2019 View Report
IPA-18-03UOF6/2/201811/2/2018Y4/24/2019 View Report
IPA-18-04UOF1/30/201811/5/2018Y1/10/2019 View Report
IPA-18-05UOF4/20/201811/5/2018Y1/22/2019 View Report
IPA-18-06UOF5/4/201811/5/2018Y2/27/2019 View Report
IPA-18-07UOF5/26/201811/5/2018Y9/13/2019 View Report
IPA-18-08UOF6/3/201811/5/2018Y11/18/2019 View Report
IPA-18-09UOF7/28/201811/5/2018Y12/10/2019 View Report
IPA-18-10UOF7/26/201811/5/2018Y12/30/2019 View Report
IPA-18-11UOF9/27/201811/5/2018Y12/20/2019 View Report
IPA-18-12UOF7/6/201812/13/2018Y6/3/2019 View Report

OIPA Case #Incident TypeDate of IncidentReview Start DateInitiated by Public ComplaintReport Completed
IPA-17-01OIS1/16/20174/25/2017 1/26/2018 View Report
IPA-17-02D/SI4/14/20174/18/2017 12/29/2017 View Report
IPA-17-03UOF4/16/20178/3/2017Y4/17/2018 View Report
IPA-17-04UOF6/22/20177/13/2017 3/2/2018 View Report
IPA-17-05UOF10/28/201711/1/2017Y8/10/2018 View Report
IPA-17-06OIS Domesticated Animal10/24/201710/27/2017 9/7/2018 View Report
IPA-17-07UOF6/23/201712/12/2017Y6/19/2018 View Report
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