Black Lives Matter March Outside Washington DC Mayor's Home After Police Shooting Of A Black Teen

Black Lives Matter protesters on Thursday marched on the home of Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home after a Black man was shot Wednesday during an altercation with police.

Police said they were called to an apartment complex in the city’s southeastern neighborhoods around 4 p.m. about an allegedly armed man in the area. Police said Deon Kay, 18, was one of two people who police officers approached about the call.

“During the foot pursuit, one of the suspects brandished a firearm,” the Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release. “In response, an officer discharged their firearm one time, striking the suspect.”

The police’s account appeared to be verified after bodycam footage of the shooting was publicly released on Thursday. The officer who shot Kay said he did not fire a second time because he saw Kay throw the gun away after he was shot.

Kay was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Police said the second man escaped and they have not been able to identify him. However, officers did arrest Marcyelle Smith, 19, and Deonte Brown, 18, on charges of carrying a firearm without a license.

Two other handguns were recovered from the scene, one of which police said Kay was carrying. The identities of the officers involved in the shooting have not been released as the incident remains under investigation.

News of the shooting sparked near-immediate outrage from local Black Lives Matter groups who organized a march on the police station nearest to the shooting. Dozens gathered outside the police station overnight and were heard chanting "say his name," "Deon Kay" and "no justice, no peace," for most of the night.

“We had to turn out because now is the time to put pressure on them,” one protester, whose name has not been released, told NBC Washington, D.C.,-affiliate WRC-TV. “What we're seeing now is just a result of their inaction.”

The protesters remained outside the police station for most of the night while officers were posted outside to monitor. However, no there have been no reported arrests and the protest remained peaceful for most of the night.

A separate group of protesters marched on Mayor Bowser’s home after 12 a.m. Thursday and stayed outside her home for several hours. Similar chants were heard from the protesters while they were outside Bowser’s home and called for her to fire Police Chief Peter Newsham.

“I'm a Black person living in this city,” a protestor told WRC-TV. “I'm tired of seeing people like me get murdered. I'm tired of the mayor not being accountable for it. I'm tired of, like, Peter Newsham and his gang of killer cops that are terrorizing the city.”