Marqueese Alston
June 12
8:11 PM “Man killed by police ran from officers, shot at them, Chief says” WUSA9:
8:15 PM “Police fatally shoot man in Southeast DC alley” Fox DC (Video posted at 11:18
PM; Updated June 13 @12:13 AM): http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/police-involved-shooting-in-southeast-dc
8:37 PM @DCPoliceDept Tweets “Officer involved Shooting, 1st St. and Wayne Pl. Se” w/video press conference of Chief Newsham on Periscope:
https://twitter.com/DCPoliceDept/status/1006697149118050304
9:02 PM “Man dies in officer-involved shooting in DC” DCW50:
http://dcw50.com/2018/06/12/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-d-c/
9:39 PM Tweeted by @PostLocal:
“Police officer shoots, kills man in an alley in Southeast Washington” Washington Post:https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-involved-shooting-reported-in-southeast-washington/2018/06/12/735c9860-6e9d-11e8-bf86-a2351b5ece99_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3586660ee85f
(Headline later changed to “Man with gun dies after being shot by police in Southeast D.C.”; last updated at 12:30 AM.)
10:22 PM “DC Police shoot, kill man in Southeast” NBC Washington: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Police-Officer-Shoot-Kill-Man-in-Southeast-485318991.html
10:38 PM “Police chief: DC officers shoot, kill man with gun” Associated Press/WTOP:
https://wtop.com/dc/2018/06/police-chief-dc-officers-shoot-kill-man-with-gun/
DC Police Chief Peter Newsham said there is "overwhelming" evidence that the man killed in Tuesday night's officer-involved shooting fired an illegal handgun at police in Southeast Washington
MPD Press Release 06-12-18:
MPD Officer Involved Shooting: 3700 Block of 1st Street, Southeast
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an Officer Involved Shooting that occurred in the 3700 block of 1stStreet, Southeast, on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
A preliminary investigation revealed at approximately 7:12 p.m., uniformed patrol officers from the 7th District entered an alley at the location where a group of individuals were standing. When the group observed the officers they fled on foot and the officers gave chase. During the foot pursuit, one subject produced a firearm and officers discharged their service weapon, striking the subject.
The suspect was pronounced on scene by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
The decedent’s identification is being withheld pending notification to next of kin.
A firearm was recovered from the suspect on the scene and is pictured below.
No pedestrians or officers were injured during this incident. The officers involved will be placed on administrative leave, pursuant to MPD policy.
Responding officers activated their body worn cameras. That footage is currently under review.
“Police: Man dead following officer-involved shooting in Southeast D.C.” Fox Baltimore: http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-dc-fatal
June 13
7:02 AM Tweeted by journalist Mikea Turner @MikeaTurnerTV: “Still no word on the identity of the man who was shot & killed by police in SE, #DC last night. Police say suspect was armed. Neighbor says he wasn’t. An investigation is underway near Wayne Pl. #GetUpDC @wusa9”
https://twitter.com/MikeaTurnerTV/status/1006854201878761472
Tweet from @DCPoliceDept “6.13.18 Chief Newsham and Deputy Mayor Donahue Provide Updates on Officer Involved Shooting” w/ Periscope video lacking audio: https://twitter.com/DCPoliceDept/status/1006939516748419073
1 PM “Trump-Style Candidate Wins Big in Virginia; DC Police Kill Man” By Any Means
Necessary with Eugene Puryear & Sean Blackmon: https://sputniknews.com/radio_by_any_means/201806141065384653-trump-style-candidate-wins/
5:30 PM “DC Police says officers acted in self-defense after shooting left man dead in
Southeast” WJLA:
http://wjla.com/news/local/dc-police-update-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting
5:50 PM “Officers who shot and killed man in DC were under fire, Chief says” WTOP: https://wtop.com/dc/2018/06/officers-who-shot-and-killed-man-in-dc-were-under-fire-chief-says/
6:08 PM “DC Police address rumors after officers kill man in Southeast” WUSA9 - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/MichaelQuanderReports/videos/1588401004602345/
6:09 PM Peter Hermann, “Police say man opened fire on police before two officers fired back with fatal shots: Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-say-man-opened-fire-on-police-before-two-officers-fired-back-with-fatal-shots/2018/06/13/c6e4bce8-6f1e-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html?utm_term=.b0384e104726
MPD Press Release:
https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-officer-involved-shooting-3700-block-1st-street-southeast-0
June 14
9:55 AM Tweeted by journalist Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle: https://twitter.com/maustermuhle/status/1007260346896277504