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D.C. Witness Staff
- September 3, 2020
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Agents from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an officer who discharged their service weapon in Southeast, DC.
At around 8:25 p.m. on Sept. 1, officers heard multiple gunshots on the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. While canvassing the area for the gunshots, they approached a group of people in a parking lot. A man displayed a firearm and started running towards Alabama Avenue, SE, causing officers to pursue him on foot.
A police officer was responding to the incident in his vehicle when he was confronted by the man outside of the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue, SE.
The officer fired his weapon at the man. The man was not struck by the gunshots.
In accordance with MPD policy, the officer has been put on administrative leave. The police who were on scene had their Body Worn Cameras (BWC) activated, the footage from which is currently under review.
The 30-year-old man was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon, assault on a police officer while armed, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm, possession of an unregistered firearm, receiving/ possessing firearm having serial number obliterated and felon in possession of a handgun.
The man’s firearm was recovered on the scene.
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