On October 18, 2021, 30-year-old DeAndre Anthony Johnson, a Black male from Washington, D.C., was fatally shot by a police officer in a Southeast Washington apartment. The events leading to his death began when officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the residence to serve a temporary protection order against Johnson. A woman who had previously reported that Johnson had threatened her with a gun was present in the apartment with several children.
Upon their arrival, th
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