By Joanna Putman
Police1
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot a suspect after being wounded by gunfire, WTOP reported.
The incident occurred Nov. 22 when officers tried to engage with a man suspected of drug-related offenses. The man has since been identified as Turell Delonte Campbell, 30, according to the report.
Video shows the officer, who has not been identified, running after Campbell. Police said the officer involved in the pursuit was in civilian clothes and marked Park Police apparel, but other officers in the vicinity were in uniform, according to the report.
The officer instructed Campbell to get down, “or you’re [going to] get hurt.”
“No, I’m not,” Campbell can be heard saying.
Video shows the officer grabbing Campbell’s arm before several shots can be heard. Both the officer and Campbell were hit several times, according to the report.
The officer was hospitalized with wounds to the torso and legs. Campbell was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to an NBC4 report.
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