How to Use open investigation in a Sentence

open investigation

noun
  • But at the time, Las Vegas police only said that the case was still an open investigation.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 18 July 2023
  • But at the time, Las Vegas police only said that the case was still an open investigation.
    CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The department did not comment on the status of the inmate hit, citing the open investigation.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The district declined to comment on the arrests, citing an open investigation.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • The department declined to comment further on the open investigation.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Beyond that, the FBI agent declined to answer questions about virtually anything else related to the case, citing the open investigation.
    Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Two of them have been referred for criminal prosecution, but the attorney general in that state would not comment on whether there is an open investigation.
    Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Citing an open investigation, police would only say the first deadly shooting happened at about 10:40 p.m., near Ocean Drive and Seventh Street, leaving one man dead and another treated for injuries at the scene.
    Charles Rabin Miami Herald (tns), al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Agencies previously wouldn’t release the footage Allen officials over the last month cited victims’ privacy and the open investigation as reasons not to release footage from the shooting.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
  • An open investigation does not appear in the department’s online database.
    Talia Richman, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The investigation into what led up to the accident is ongoing and remains an open investigation by the Giles County Sheriff’s office.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Citing an open investigation, the agency declined further comment and deferred to the lead agency, the Smith County Sheriff's Office, for further information.
    Nakylah Carter, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The incident remains an open investigation, but Addison was issued a citation for the violation.
    oregonlive, 20 July 2023
  • Local officials provided some information but have declined to release video footage, citing victims’ privacy and the open investigation.
    Aria Jones, Dallas News, 9 June 2023
  • Indianapolis Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced a major break in the nearly 50-year-old open investigation.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024

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