The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Police Memorial and Museum Inc., wishes to extend our condolences to the family of Officer Terry Bennett and to our MPD family, as we learn about his unfortunate death in the line of duty.
On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 10:10 pm, Officer Bennett was assisting a motorist who ran out of gas in the eastbound lanes of I-695 near South Capitol Street. Officer Bennett was struck by a secondary motorist at a high rate of speed. Fellow officers immediately began rendering care and Bennett was transported to a local hospital. Officer Bennett succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
