Marqueese Alston, 22
Washington, District of Columbia
June 12, 2018
Agencies: Metropolitan Police Department District of Columbia
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 5 years ago
Overview 
DC Police Chief Peter Newsham said there is "overwhelming" evidence that 22-year-old Marquis Alston, who was killed in Tuesday night's officer-involved shooting fired an illegal handgun at police in Southeast Washington.
D.C. police said their officers were on regular patrol at the intersection of 1st Street and Wayne Place, SE when they encountered a group of men in a back alley at around 7:15 p.m.
One of the men, who has been identified as 22-year-old Marquis Alston, of Temple Hills, Maryland, fled from officers when they arrived and later pulled out a handgun, according to police.
Newsham said at a news conference Wednesday there is evidence Alstonl, who is a convicted felon, shot the handgun at the officers and was then killed after two officers returned fire.
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- https://saythisname.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/district-neighbors-lost-to-violence-june-6-june-13/ added September 09, 2018 02:38
- https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-officer-involved-shooting-3700-block-1st-street-southeast-0 added September 09, 2018 02:38
- https://dcw50.com/2018/06/12/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-d-c/ added September 09, 2018 02:38
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/man-killed-by-police-ran-from-officers-shot-at-them-chief-says/65-563874493 added September 09, 2018 02:38
- http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1140165 added September 09, 2018 02:38
- https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/marqueese-alston-obituary?pid=189350376 added September 09, 2018 02:33
- https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-police-update-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting added September 06, 2018 21:03