News Coverage of Police Body Cam Footage of Shooting of Deon Kay 18 in Washington DC

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September 3, 2020 Washington DC

Police arrived at the scene around 4 p.m., following a lead concerning guns in a vehicle. When they approached, individuals in the vehicle fled and a police officer fired.

The Metropolitan Police Department said shortly after the shooting that Kay was one of two people who fled Wednesday afternoon when approached by uniformed officers who were investigating reports of a man with a gun in the area.

“Mr. Deon Kay exited the vehicle and began to run on foot,” the statement reads, adding that officers ran after him. “An officer observed Mr. Kay brandish a firearm and subsequently the officer discharged his service weapon once, striking Mr. Kay in the chest.”

The local Black Lives Matter affiliate called for immediate protests outside the MPD's 7th District headquarters, stating in a tweet, “DC police murdered a Black man today.”