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…