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D.C. Cop Left His Child to Die in Hot Car, Prosecutors Say

A Metropolitan (D.C.) police officer who says he is innocent is being tried for shooting and killing his 20-year-old mistress and leaving their infant child to die in a hot car in 2011.

January 14, 2013

A Metropolitan (D.C.) Police officer who says he is innocent is being tried for shooting and killing his 20-year-old mistress and leaving their infant child to die in a hot car in 2011.

Prosecutors say Richmond Phillips , who was involved in a paternity dispute, committed the crimes so he wouldn't have to pay child support.

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Phillips' defense lawyer said in court that Phillips is innocent and the evidence is circumstantial.