Emily Miller, chief investigative reporter for Fox 5 News in Washington, D.C., is following up what appears to be a police shooting in a standoff with a woman brandishing a knife. A voice on the dramatic video repeatedly tells the woman to “drop the knife.” A gunshot is then heard.
This Instagram video appears to be the DC police officer shooting woman with knife. https://t.co/5zFTZVTwzS
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) August 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/ThisAllMuscle/status/630145273323503616
Sources tell me DC police involved shooting now at 5300 Blocke Clay Terrace NE. Officer is okay.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) August 8, 2015
A tweet from the police department confirms only that there was a police-involved shooting.
What happened to the woman? https://t.co/bcwuUj4K3P
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 9, 2015
That we don’t know.
.@DCPoliceDept have a police involved shooting in the 5300 block of Clay Terrance in NE, DC. Fox 5 has a crew on the way.
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) August 8, 2015
#Breaking spoke with several neighbors who witnessed an officer involved shooting. 5300 block of Clay Terrace NE.They say a woman was shot.
— Meagan Fitzgerald (@MeaganNBCDC) August 8, 2015
We're on the scene of a shooting on the 5300 block of Clay Terrace NE. Police Chief to speak soon #BREAKING @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/v6NOtyh2A2
— Ileana Diaz (@IleanaMDiaz) August 8, 2015
There are plenty of rumors floating around Twitter as to what happened. A press conference is expected soon; we’ll hold off until we have some more concrete details.
Chief Lanier giving update-call of fire, PD got call person w knife, woman confronted officer w knife, 1 round fired. pic.twitter.com/skmpSHw6AE
— Meagan Fitzgerald (@MeaganNBCDC) August 9, 2015
Chief Lanier: multiple calls made from officer to woman telling her to drop knife. Woman didn't, officer fired. Woman condition unknown
— Meagan Fitzgerald (@MeaganNBCDC) August 9, 2015
Police sources – DC officer shot a woman in chest who was attacking with a knife. Don't know her status.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) August 8, 2015
Note on DC police shooting – The force does not have tasers. Chief won't allow them. And 6D officers don't have body cams yet.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) August 9, 2015
On the scene of DC police involved shooting in NE at 53rd St & Clay, waiting for details details from Chief Lanier pic.twitter.com/6iBTe51ty3
— Alexandra Limon (@AlexLimonNews) August 8, 2015
RT @swright8: #BREAKING: Officer involved shooting in NE DC. pic.twitter.com/jcQujmaSA8 http://t.co/P17bGBtE3G
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) August 8, 2015
Breaking: Woman shot by DC Police stable condition. Witnesses say she refused order to drop knife. @wusa9 @NWDCScoop pic.twitter.com/luLid0jniY
— bruce johnson (@brucejohnson9) August 9, 2015
Fox 5 DC is currently reporting that the woman was shot, possibly in the shoulder, and was taken to a hospital in stable
condition.
We've obtained video showing the moments after a woman armed w knife was shot by police officer. Details of shooting+video. Live report at11
— Meagan Fitzgerald (@MeaganNBCDC) August 9, 2015
Editor’s note: This is a breaking story. We will update it as details become available.
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