18-year-old #DeonKay -reportedly pictured in this video uploaded to Instagram- was shot and killed by the @DCPoliceDept during an incident, yesterday where Metropolitan PD Chief Peter Newsham stated: "We believe the suspect had a gun at the time" and a firearm recovered at...
...the scene -what appears to be a @BERSAUSA_EAGLE TPR45C- matches with the firearm brandished by an individual in the Instagram video (left).
Bersa TPR45C: bersa.eagleimportsinc.com/bersa/lifestyl…
Chief Newsham provided an account of the incident including why it was that officers were...
Bersa TPR45C: bersa.eagleimportsinc.com/bersa/lifestyl…
Chief Newsham provided an account of the incident including why it was that officers were...
...on the scene in the first place. @HeavySan has reported, along with the @WashingtonPost that #DeonKay was brandishing a firearm at the time that he was shot. heavy.com/news/2020/09/d…
Per the Wash. Post, City officials have confirmed that there IS bodycam footage and that...
Per the Wash. Post, City officials have confirmed that there IS bodycam footage and that...
...they will be releasing it.
The @washingtonpost article is paywalled, however, per @HeavySan relaying their information:
"They told the newspaper that at least two officers are seen in the video approaching the described car in a parking lot. They also confirmed seeing..."
The @washingtonpost article is paywalled, however, per @HeavySan relaying their information:
"They told the newspaper that at least two officers are seen in the video approaching the described car in a parking lot. They also confirmed seeing..."
"...the ensuing “foot chase.”
Kay is then seen pulling a gun from his waist as an officer runs past the vehicle, the officials said.
Footage shows the other officer then firing and striking the 18-year-old in the chest, The Post reported."
Based on available information it...
Kay is then seen pulling a gun from his waist as an officer runs past the vehicle, the officials said.
Footage shows the other officer then firing and striking the 18-year-old in the chest, The Post reported."
Based on available information it...
...appears as though the #DeonKay incident will have been a justified shooting of an armed suspect brandishing a gun, however, protests have already begun with @DMVBlackLives stating "DC police murdered a Black man today."
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How these events will unfold in the wake of the death of #GeorgeFloyd and the shooting of #JacobBlake is not entirely clear, however, with the local #BLM affiliate asserting that #DeonKay was "murdered" it's questionable as to if demonstrations will remain peaceful or for how...
...long.
In reviewing tweets by those sympathetic to #DeonKay I noticed an early pattern of him being referred to as a "child." Kay was 18 years old and, while not legally permitted to own or carry a handgun in the District of Columbia, he was of the age of majority; an adult.
In reviewing tweets by those sympathetic to #DeonKay I noticed an early pattern of him being referred to as a "child." Kay was 18 years old and, while not legally permitted to own or carry a handgun in the District of Columbia, he was of the age of majority; an adult.
Gun recovered at the scene, still from the Instagram video, front and right profiles of the Bersa Thunder Pro Ultra Compact 45ACP Duo-Tone: 
It should also be noted that, as per District of Columbia laws regarding handguns, one must be at least 21 years of age and have a permit to carry a handgun in DC; open carry is not permitted.
For those seeking a citation of the above information:
mpdc.dc.gov/node/1286876
It may be possible that Kay had obtained permission from a parent or guardian to apply and take the necessary, police-provided course, however, only having just turned 18 that much is unlikely.
mpdc.dc.gov/node/1286876
It may be possible that Kay had obtained permission from a parent or guardian to apply and take the necessary, police-provided course, however, only having just turned 18 that much is unlikely.
The #DeonKay bodycam video has been released by @DCPoliceDept and can be viewed here:
#JusticeForDeon #JusticeForDeonKay #BlackLivesMatter
#JusticeForDeon #JusticeForDeonKay #BlackLivesMatter
In the video, officers can be heard issuing a "don't move" order four times prior to #DeonKay being shot after a pistol can be seen in his right hand (screencapture taken at 1:30).
Based on this evidence it would appear that the police-involved shooting of Deon Kay was...
Based on this evidence it would appear that the police-involved shooting of Deon Kay was...
...justified with #DeonKay being given multiple chances to comply.
#JusticeForDeon narratives dispelled by this body camera video:
>"Deon was unarmed;" clearly holding the duotone Bersa TPR45UC (note the darker colour of the pistol's frame contrasted against the slide)
#JusticeForDeon narratives dispelled by this body camera video:
>"Deon was unarmed;" clearly holding the duotone Bersa TPR45UC (note the darker colour of the pistol's frame contrasted against the slide)
>"#DeonKay was shot, multiple times, in the back;" Kay is clearly shot by the officer directly in front of him and the officer discharges his weapon only once
It will be interesting to see how the #JusticeForDeon/#JusticeForDeonKay/#BlackLivesMatter supporters respond to the...
It will be interesting to see how the #JusticeForDeon/#JusticeForDeonKay/#BlackLivesMatter supporters respond to the...
...release of this video, however, it can now, fairly, be said that the officer-involved shooting of #DeonKay was, indeed, justified.
For reference, the images attached to this tweet are:
>Cropped frame from the body cam of the officer who shot #DeonKay; Deon enlarged & the gun circled
>Stock image of Bersa TPR45c; suspected gun held by Kay
>Image of gun said to have been in Kay's possession at the scene
>Cropped frame from the body cam of the officer who shot #DeonKay; Deon enlarged & the gun circled
>Stock image of Bersa TPR45c; suspected gun held by Kay
>Image of gun said to have been in Kay's possession at the scene
