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DC Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man, Protest Ensues Outside Precinct

DC Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man, Protest Ensues Outside Precinct
Police and concrete barricades surround St. John's Episcopal Church near Lafayette Square during the March on Washington August 28, 2020 in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
9/2/2020|Updated: 9/2/2020

Police officers in Washington fatally shot a man on Wednesday after responding to a report of guns in a vehicle.

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said uniformed officers approached the vehicle in question on Wednesday afternoon when two passengers fled on foot.

Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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