Police shoot, critically wound armed man in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON – Authorities say police in Washington, D.C., shot and critically wounded an armed man who confronted them.

Acting Police Chief Peter Newsham said at a news conference Wednesday night that officers responding to a call about a shooting that evening confronted the man with a gun in an apartment building. He says there was a struggle and an officer fired shots.

The department said in a news release Thursday afternoon that the man, 32-year-old Michael Leach, is in critical condition at a local hospital. Police say he has been charged with assault on a police officer and other offences.

Detectives say a gun was recovered at the scene, and the officers’ body camera footage is being reviewed.

Police did not release the races of either the officer or wounded man.