A confrontation between police officers and an armed suspect in the lobby of a residential building in Washington, DC, resulted in the suspect's death and injuries to three officers.
Fifth District officers responded to a report of an armed suspect inside the lobby of a residential building. Responding officers observed the suspect, but the suspect fled into an elevator. Additional officers responded to the scene to search for the suspect. Moments later, the suspect returned to the lobby. Officers immediately attempted to place the suspect into custody and a struggle ensued.
During the struggle, the suspect fired his gun at officers, and the officers returned fire, striking the suspect. Three officers suffered gunshot wounds and were transported to local hospitals conscious and breathing for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Two officers have since been released. The third officer remains hospitalized. Additional officers immediately attempted life-saving measures on the suspect and DC Fire and EMS were called to the scene. After all lifesaving measures failed, the suspect was pronounced dead. The involved officers have been placed on administrative leave, pursuant to MPD policy. The release of body-worn camera footage is pursuant to District of Columbia law (D.C. Official Code § 5–116.33 (c)(2)). The criminal case is under investigation by the Criminal Investigations Division. The officer-involved shooting remains under investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau’s Force Investigations Team, which investigates all law enforcement officer-involved shootings in the District of Columbia. The United States Attorney’s Office will independently review the facts and evidence in the case. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411
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