Officials said Cmdr. Jason Bagshaw saw a man pointing a gun outside a restaurant.
Those officials said Cmdr. Jason Bagshaw, a 20-year veteran who became a recognizable and sometimes
Police did not officially identify Bagshaw on Sunday; D.C. law allows them five business days to identify officers involved in serious use-of-force cases and make videos from their body-worn cameras public. D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said a video from a security camera shows “an armed individual pointing a gun.” In a statement issued Sunday, police said Bagshaw and the other officer — who officials later identified as Bagshaw’s wife — “voiced a command for the suspect to drop the firearm and the suspect did not comply.” It was not immediately clear if Wilson pointed the gun at officers. It also could not be determined if Bagshaw identified himself as an officer.As with all D.C.
Bagshaw was not wearing a body camera. Police said they are reviewing video from responding officers and security cameras. Allen, who chairs a council committee that performs oversight on the D.C. police, said gun violence is a problem in cities and suburbia, driven by the “easy access to guns and conflicts that turn deadly at the drop of a hat.”Allen said that “there was a life lost last night” at the Wharf, and “that is a tragedy.” But. he said, “I would take my family to the Wharf tomorrow to enjoy the water and the restaurants. I feel confident doing that.”showing the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
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