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Virginia Man Killed By Off-Duty Officer In DC (Update)
A Virginia man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officers over the weekend in Washington DC, authorities said.
Lazarus Wilson, 23, of Dumfries, was spotted by a pair of Metro Police Department officers holding a gun during a confrontation on the 800 block of Wharf Street around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, July 16, MPD said.
The officer told Wilson to drop the gun, but he didn't, and so one of the officers fired his service weapon, striking Wilson, police said.
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported Wilson to an area hospital. After all life-savi…