D’Quan Young

Death by Force

In the spring of 2018, a life was cut short in Northeast Washington, D.C., leaving a family searching for answers that would prove to be elusive. D'Quan Young, a 24-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on the evening of May 9, 2018. His death, at the hands of an off-duty police officer, sparked conflicting narratives and a prolonged struggle for transparency.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the incident began when D'Quan Young confronted the off-duty officer who was in the 230 ...Read More

Washington Post: D.C. police chief says off-duty officer, gunman fired ‘almost simultaneously’ in fatal confrontation

WJLA: Witnesses: DC cop who killed man shot wildly as residents, children ran for their lives

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