Detectives have not ruled out suicide, and police said it is possible the shooter acted in self defense.
While police initially classified the shooting of 32-year-old Emmanuel Lys a homicide, officials said at a community meeting Wednesday that detectives have not ruled out a suicide. Police also said it is possible that a person shot Lys in the neck in self-defense or that his death was an accident.
D.C. Police Cmdr. James M. Boteler, who heads the Third District station, said at the Zoom meeting with concerned residents: “We don’t know the exact circumstances of how that firearm went off.”Boteler added that police “don’t know if it was a suicide. We don’t know if there was malicious intent.” He said the person being sought “was present at the tent when the firearm went off and we want to speak to him.” That person’s identity has not been disclosed.
Efforts to contact Lys’s family in Malden in suburban Boston have been unsuccessful. Price said it appears Lys had been at the encampment for some time and was known to some outreach workers.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Texas school shooting: New details emerge about police response, Salvador Ramos' 'evil' naturePolice that responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas were repeatedly fired at by Salvador Ramos before he was killed, officer says
Read more »
Phoenix police release edited bodycam video of police shooting at Chili's restaurantThe Phoenix Police Department released bodycam footage from an officer-involved shooting on May 9 outside of a Chili's restaurant.
Read more »
Nether Providence police chief to lead Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association'What motivated me to get into law enforcement was the ability to help people. I've always wanted to help people,' said Nether Providence Police Chief David Splain.
Read more »
Police seek 4 teens in fatal stabbing of 33-year-old man in South L.A.Four suspects, described as being between 14 and 16 years old, are sought in the fatal stabbing of a 33-year-old man in South L.A.
Read more »
Police: Suspect in fatal Q-train shooting is in custodyBREAKING: The man accused of fatally shooting another passenger aboard a Q train on Sunday was identified by police as Andrew Abdullah, a 25-year-old with a string of previous arrests, records show.
Read more »