Body cam footage released of MPD shooting in Penn Quarter

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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.

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

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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. 

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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.

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

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