WASHINGTON — (WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Park Police released video on Tuesday showing the moment one of its officers shot and killed a teenager last month in Washington, D.C.
The incident occurred on the morning of March 18. An officer with the Metropolitan Police Department was responding to a call at approximately 8:51 a.m. ET about a suspicious vehicle parked at 34th Street and Baker Street NE. Upon arrival, the officer found the car with the engine running and the driver -- identified as 17-year-old D.C. resident Dalaneo Martin -- apparently asleep inside, according to separate press releases from the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police.
Footage from the officers' body cameras, released by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police, show them attempting to remove Martin from the car at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET. The videos show an officer cutting plastic that was in place of the right backseat window and unlocking the door. The two U.S.
"Stop, man, just let me out," the officer says in the video while pulling out his firearm."Let me go!"With his gun drawn, the officer then shouts:"Stop! Stop or I'll shoot!" Another video shows both U.S. Park Police officers rendering aid to Martin, who is seen lying on the grass next to the car after the crash.No one inside the home was injured from the crash. A handgun was recovered from inside the vehicle, police said.
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