The report says the officer who shot Kay was justified in his use of force at the time, but that MPD failed to de-escalate the situation.

D.C. Police shared its account of the incident and released body camera video of the shooting the day after it happened. 

“It makes us educators think, ‘What are we doing? Are we doing enough? Systemic inequity—is it something we can combat as teachers?’ ”

Protesters gathered Saturday to renew and reinforce calls for transparency from District officials following Wednesday’s police shooting of Deon Kay, 18.

It’s the first time the commission — which held its first public meeting last month — has been involved in the aftermath of a police shooting.

A D.C. police officer fatally shot the 18-year-old this week.

There’s a chalk-in and a vigil, and protestors will march in several locations on Saturday.

D.C. police have released footage of an officer fatally shooting 18-year-old Deon Kay Wednesday afternoon in Congress Heights.