Two months ago:
I have no reason to believe the St. Louis Police Department's report on #VonderritMyers. None.
— jamilah (read bio before DMing) (@JamilahLemieux) October 14, 2014
As those two tweets from Ebony senior digital editor Jamilah Lemieux suggest, police certainly aren’t being given the benefit of the doubt these days. Those still working on their conspiracy theories about the early morning fatal shooting of Antonio Martin by police in Berkeley, Mo., unfortunately have another “case” to investigate today: the shooting of a robbery suspect in Washington, D.C.
DC cops kill man they alleged fired at them. Witnesses say he did not fire at police and was running away. http://t.co/s0y1XEA76n
— Occupy The Port (@occupytheport) December 24, 2014
WUSA9 reporter Mola Lenghi has an overall timeline of the incident.
Metropolitan PD: Officer involved shooting in SE DC. Burglary suspect down. @wusa9
— Mola Lenghi (@MolaReports) December 24, 2014
Police have a few blocks around Naylor Rd SE shutdown after police involved shooting. Robbery suspect shot. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/fbcxSzUzZu
— Mola Lenghi (@MolaReports) December 24, 2014
Witnesses in SE say man was walking, PD pulled up, man started running, PD began shooting. PD update soon. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/9skKRcqOWw
— Mola Lenghi (@MolaReports) December 24, 2014
DC PD: Adult male shot, killed by officers after he shot at police. They were pursuing him for nearby armed robbery. @wusa9
— Mola Lenghi (@MolaReports) December 24, 2014
Police: armed robbery suspect shot first, we shot back, killed him. Nearby (100 yards away) witnesses: suspect ran but never shot. @wusa9
— Mola Lenghi (@MolaReports) December 24, 2014
While witnesses to DC police fatal shooting convinced of their account (suspect never shot @ cops), they admit they were 100 yds away @wusa9
— Mola Lenghi (@MolaReports) December 24, 2014
That was the first of two police shootings in D.C. today; WUSA reports on another shooting that followed an alleged carjacking:
#BREAKING: Police shoot carjacking suspect in NE DC –> http://t.co/5U4tjx6fJX It's the 2nd officer-involved shooting this evening.
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) December 24, 2014
D.C. police say an officer shot a carjacking suspect Wednesday night in Northeast Washington.
It happened around 5:26 p.m. in the 2200 block of 15th St.. Police said the suspect opened fire on police, and officers then returned fire.
Police described the suspect’s condition as “conscious and breathing.”
Witnesses say the second DC police involved shooting is related to a FedEx van carjacking.
— Marina Marraco (@MarinaMarraco) December 24, 2014
There have been two separate shootings by DC police tonight. Hope people don't jump to conclusions before facts known.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) December 24, 2014
Here’s a condensed version of the first incident.
The DC Police just killed a man.
— TheAngrySociologist (@SankofaBrown) December 24, 2014
Conflicting reports coming from DC. Witnesses are saying man was shot while running. Cops saying man fired at cops.
— TheAngrySociologist (@SankofaBrown) December 24, 2014
Ahhhhh shyt did dc police just shoot an unarmed man?
— Live4Love❤️ (@IamRudeboyRasta) December 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/elshhh_/status/547894975326081025
DC cops kill man they alleged fired at them. Witnesses say he did not fire at police and was running away. http://t.co/s0y1XEA76n
— Occupy The Port (@occupytheport) December 24, 2014
Look at this bullshit RT @occupytheport: DC police fatally shoot man while he was running away.
http://t.co/B20L60a9gD— Ashley (@CocaineNoHoney) December 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/rebellove_/status/547893908475510784
https://twitter.com/rebellove_/status/547916589103054848
Cop kills black man in SE DC http://t.co/aITV3tuE4S — folks, why police happen to kill black people? Really. So we say. #BlackLivesMatter
— Occupy Theory (@occupytheory) December 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/MDRSWRJ/status/547883634439757824
DC police have shot two civilians this christmas eve. Two. in a day.
— 433.flac (@Boringstein) December 25, 2014
Hearing a brother was murdered by police in SE DC tonight.
— Josh Myers (@ddhewty) December 25, 2014
#DC police shot TWO men today. One is dead, Think about that. #BlackLivesMatter
— Jayron (@Jayron26) December 25, 2014
Time to fire up the protest machine.
DC Action. Tonight. 7pm. Columbia Heights Metro. #DCFerguson
— deray (@deray) December 24, 2014
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