William Washington

Male, Unknown race

Date of the incident: 3/7/2013

Place of the incident:

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
5600 Lebanon Avenue

Officers spotted a "suspicious male" coming out of an alleyway and wanted to talk to him about recent burglaries in the area. The suspect ran and officers pursued him, one tackling him to the ground. At that time the suspect allegedly pulled out a .22-caliber Taurus revolver and shot at the officer. Both officers fired at Washington, killing him.

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