CIA Analyst Slain in Apparent Robbery
Cops: Victim, Friends Ambushed by Man Demanding Money
June 19, 2000
By James Gordon Meek
WASHINGTON (APBnews.com) -- A CIA analyst's slaying over the
weekend was the result of a robbery attempt and not tied to his
work at the spy agency, authorities said today.
Metropolitan Police said John D. Muskopf, 28, was walking with a
group of friends in Washington's Shaw neighborhood at 2:30 a.m.
Saturday when a mid-sized red or burgundy car pulled up.
Witnesses said a man jumped out of the car brandishing a handgun
and demanding money.
"It appears Mr. Muskopf refused," according to a police statement
about the incident.
The robber then allegedly opened fire on the group, striking
Muskopf in the head and neck before he fled.
No arrests have been made in the case but police said the suspect
is a black male in his late teens or early 20s, 6 feet tall and
weighing 200 pounds, with braided hair.
Occupation dismissed as motive
Muskopf was taken to D.C. General Hospital and pronounced dead at
5:45 a.m.
The area where Muskopf was shot is just two blocks south of the U
Street corridor in Northwest, known for dozens of trendy cafes
and bars. Howard University Hospital is closer to the crime
scene, but it is likely Muskopf was dead at the scene and later
driven to D.C. General because the medical examiner's office is
located there, said Officer Kenny Bryson.
Bryson said investigators do not think Muskopf was targeted
because he works at the CIA.
"Based on preliminary information we have, we don't think his
association or occupation had anything to do with the incident,"
he said.
Bryson said D.C. police are investigating the homicide and have
not sought the assistance of the FBI or CIA but would welcome
their help. CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield said the agency would
cooperate with authorities if asked.
'A senseless tragedy'
Mansfield said Muskopf was assigned to the Office of
Transnational Issues, where he worked as an analyst on nuclear
proliferation and security matters.
Muskopf, who was single, was "very sharp as an analyst and very
well liked by his colleagues," Mansfield said.
"This is a senseless tragedy," he added. "John and his family are
in our thoughts and prayers."
Conspiracy theories linger
In March 1996, former CIA Director William E. Colby disappeared
from his cottage on the Wicomico River in Maryland, fueling
speculation about possible foul play.
Ten days later Colby's body surfaced in the river, but his death
was determined to be the result of a boating accident. Still,
conspiracy theorists suspected he might have been murdered for
his unpopular decisions as director in the mid-1970s, or over
undisclosed secrets.
Anyone with information on Muskopf's death is asked to call the
Crime Solvers Unit at 1-800-673-2777. A $10,000 reward has been
offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
James Gordon Meek is an APBnews.com editor
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