Surrounding them, police allegedly told the boy to drop what he was holding – part of a broomstick.
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Authorities say the suspect accused of killing a police officer and another woman is a military serviceman.
“They told him to put it down, once”, Mohammad said told the Tribune, adding “[officer] started shooting him as soon as he turned around”.
He said his friend was shot in the chest and stomach, and was taken to hospital.
Police said the incident is still being investigated.
That suspect survived the shooting, but it did not stop an angry mob from gathering and spitting at the police, throwing glass and bottles at law enforcement, and chanting “Fuck The Police”.
Officers received a call around 5:30 Saturday evening in Woodbridge, just outside Alexandria, about a “verbal argument”, Sgt. Jonathan Perok, spokesman of the Prince William County Police Department, said.
AN officer-involved shooting in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, has sparked unrest across the area.
Detective Greg Wilking told the Tribune that “shots were fired” but not how many or who by, and police later said up to two officers were involved.
City police were helped by officers from three other departments as onlookers threw rocks at officers and yelled obscenities, the Tribune said.
Police detained multiple people, but Wilking could not elaborate on the reason for the detentions.
Reports from Twitter, meanwhile, indicate that the teenage victim was black, and that the homeless population was barred from the area following the shooting.
Selam Muhammed was stopped by an unarmed officer with his hand on his gun as he attempted to leave the scene.
“It’s a very active scene”.
Wilking could not confirm if there is police officer body camera footage. “There may have been other officers injured in clearing the area”. “People are emotional right now”.
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“There was an altercation taking place, and our officers intervened into that altercation”.
