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

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.