DC police confirm body camera footage from Deon Kay shooting will be released today
WASHINGTON - D.C. police confirmed Thursday morning that they would be releasing body camera footage today from an officer-involved shooting in which a Southeast 18-year-old was killed on Orange Street.
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According to a police statement issued Wednesday night, Deon Kay pulled a gun right before a D.C. police officer fired at him.
Kay was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
Protests swelled overnight to over 100 people, and continued into the morning, calling for Mayor Muriel Bowser to fire D.C. Police Chief Pete Newsham.
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According to police, they were responding to a report of an armed man at the scene shortly before 4 p.m.
When they arrived, police encountered a number of people gathered in and around a vehicle.
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Two of them ran from the scene when they saw the officers.
During the chase, Kay reportedly drew his gun, prompting the officer to fire.
The incident comes at a time of nationwide unrest over racial justice and police brutality.
Following the death of George Floyd, the District saw immense – and often violent – protests.