DC man shot and killed by officer after foot chase in Deanwood
Washington, DC – A 25-year-old man was shot and killed by a police officer Monday night in the Deanwood neighborhood following a brief foot chase and physical struggle that ended in gunfire after the suspect reportedly reached for a firearm in his waistband.
Officers from the Sixth District and members of the DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force were patrolling the 4700 block of Minnesota Avenue Northeast around 8 p.m., after recent community concerns about gunfire in the area. During the patrol, officers approached a man later identified as David Warren Childs, who appeared to be armed…