Man fatally shot by DC police near Deanwood Metro

A man was shot and killed by a D.C. police officer near the Deanwood Metro station on Monday night.

Around 8 p.m., officers and members of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force were patrolling near the station on reports of gunshots made yesterday, Executive Assistant Police Chief Andre Wright said at a news conference around 10 p.m. Monday night. There, officers encountered a man with a “firearm tucked in his waistband,” Wright said.

The man ran away and officers followed, verbally ordering him to stop…

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