'Murdered': Two police shooting incidents in DC kill one; Witnesses dispute that suspect fired first

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

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