D.C. suspect had ‘object’ in hand: vid
Washington, D.C., police on Thursday released bodycam footage of an officer killing a suspect, saying the 18-yearold man brandished a firearm while running from cops — a confrontation that triggered immediate protests in the nation’s capital.
Deon Kay, who was Black, died at a hospital Wednesday after being shot in the chest outside a housing complex in the city’s southeast neighborhood.
According to the city’s Metropolitan Police Department, officers were investigating a report of a man with a gun just before 4 p.m. Wednesday when they found Kay and others surrounding a vehicle. The man fled from the officers and brandished a weapon during a foot pursuit, leading one of the cops to open fire, according to the agency and newly released video.
Police said in a “community briefing video” a gun can be seen in Kay’s hand when the body-cam footage is viewed in slow motion. A still from the video shows Kay did have an object in his right hand.
The weapon was found 98 feet from the scene, authorities said, because Kay reportedly threw it into the air before getting shot.
The officers involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. Their names have not been released.
Protesters on Thursday marched through the streets of the capital to demand accountability in the shooting. Members of Sunrise Movement D.C. chapter gathered outside Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home and chanted, “No justice, no peace.”