Body cam footage released of MPD shooting in Penn Quarter

GRAPHIC WARNING: Body cam footage from officer-involved shooting in Penn Quarter

Police have released footage from an officer-involved shooting in Penn Quarter from earlier this month.

WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police Department released body worn camera footage from a December 18 officer-involved shooting.

Around 8:30 p.m. on December 18, officers on patrol tried to stop a man on the 900 block of F Street NW. When officers exited their vehicle to stop the man, he took off running. Officers ran after him.

While running, police say the man produced a firearm. One officer shot at the man, hitting him.

DC police body-camera video being reviewed after officer shoots man investigators say flashed gun

Authorities are reviewing police body-camera video after an officer shot a man who officials say flashed a gun on a downtown D.C. street.

27-year-old Corey Darnell Branch, of Southeast, DC, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Officials say Branch was shot once in the lower extremities and was listed in stable condition, and there is no indication that the suspect discharged his firearm.

The MPD officer involved was placed on administrative leave. The shooting is under investigation.

GRAPHIC WARNING: Body cam footage from officer-involved shooting in Penn Quarter

DC police body-camera video being reviewed after officer shoots man investigators say flashed gun

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