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Man experiencing mental health crisis shot and killed by MPD
A man suffering a mental health crisis was shot and killed by the Metropolitan Police Department Wednesday, according to officials.
WASHINGTON - A man suffering a mental health crisis was shot and killed by the Metropolitan Police Department Wednesday, according to officials.
MPD officials stated during a press conference that they arrived in Northwest, D.C. on January 24, Tuesday, around 9:45 a.m. in response to the report of a shooting.
D.C. Fire and EMS responded to the 2500 block of Bidding road for 911 calls to the man in crisis. Officers responded to the scene. One of the initial responding officers is a trained crisis intervention officer and has a background as an observer. He negotiated with the emergency response team.
Officers encountered the individual and for nearly two hours they engaged in an intervention conversation with him. Through that conversation, the individual was transported by EMS to a local hospital for additional treatment. During the EMS transport, the individual became agitated and assaulted a firefighter and paramedic inside the ambulance as they came to the tunnel at North Capitol Street.
According to officials, the individual jumped out of the ambulance and additional officers were requested to respond. The individual assaulted another responding officer and OC spray was deployed to attempt to stop the assault and to take the individual into custody. The spray did not take effect and the individual ran from traffic onto North Capitol Street and was located underneath the truck.
Officials say the individual emerged from underneath the truck with a metallic object raised in his hand. The officer gave the individual multiple directions to drop the object. As officers continued to give directions to the suspect, the individual continued to move towards them with the object.
At that time, an officer shot the suspect. An ambulance crew immediately drove down to the bottom of the tunnel to provide life-saving efforts and measures for the individual. The suspect was pronounced dead. The man has been identified as 41-year-old Clifford Brooks, of northeast Washington.
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DC officer-involved shooting under investigation
The Metropolitan Police Department is on the scene of an officer involved shooting near the intersection of North Capitol and New York Ave.
The officer was placed on administrative leave.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact police.
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