A black man was killed Wednesday in Washington by police, as the country is embroiled in a historic movement against racism and police violence.
A black man was killed Wednesday in Washington by police, as the country is embroiled in a historic movement against racism and police violence.
Authorities said police were in the south-eastern part of the city shortly after 4:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. GMT) to investigate reports of "gunmen in a vehicle."
"They won't get away with this, don't let the media cover this up"
"When they approached the vehicle, some people fled on foot and a policeman fired his gun," killing one person, US Capitol Police Chief Peter Newsham said in a statement. press conference.
"We believe the subject had a weapon at that time," he said, assuring that two weapons had been found there.
The victim is "a young African-American," Trayon White, a local politician, told the media, calling for the images captured by police cameras to be broadcast.
"They will not get away with this, do not let the media cover up this affair," urged the local branch of Black Lives Matter (Black lives matter), inviting demonstrations on the spot.
The case comes after months of protests against police brutality across the United States, and just two days after Los Angeles police shot dead an African-American who was riding a bicycle.
On Wednesday, the family of Daniel Prude, a black man who died of suffocation at the hands of New York City police in March while naked and handcuffed, demanded justice.