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Savontae Dodie Perkins
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : Black
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 1400 block of Park Road NW
City : DC
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Metropolitan PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Metropolitan Police Department alleged that Perkins fired shots at officers as they approached him in near 14th Street. Their officers shot back. Perkins was later found in an alleyway nearby with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_D0RKvR6fw
https://dcist.com/story/23/02/28/dc-police-shooting-columbia-heights-self-inflicted/
https://dcwitness.org/document-mpd-officer-involved-shooting-in-northwest/
