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U.S. NEWS Saturday 14 March 2020
Lawyer: Man asleep when police

fired on house, killing him

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The warrant that police Police detectives recov-
Associated Press obtained to search the ered three rifles and two
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) Potomac home Lemp handguns from the home.
— A Maryland man was shared with his parents and Lemp was prohibited from
asleep in his bedroom 19-year-old brother doesn't possessing firearms, police
when police opened fire mention any "imminent said.
from outside his house, kill- threat" to law enforcement "Detectives were following
ing him and wounding his or the public, Lemp's rela- up on a complaint from the
girlfriend, an attorney for tives said in a statement re- public that Lemp, though
the 21-year-old man's fam- leased Friday by their law- prohibited, was in posses-
ily said Friday. yers. Nobody in the house sion of firearms," the release
The Montgomery County that morning had a crimi- says without elaborating. This 2019 photo shows Duncan Lemp in Venice, Italy.
Associated Press
Police Department said in nal record, the statement Sandler said the family be-
a news release Friday that adds. "Any attempt by the lieves police fired gunshots, encounter" are still under camera footage and oth-
Duncan Socrates Lemp police to shift responsibility not a flashbang or other investigation. Prosecutors er forensic evidence from
"confronted" police and onto Duncan or his family, projectile, from outside the from neighboring Howard this event will support what
was shot by one of the of- who were sleeping when home, including through County will review the evi- Duncan's family already
ficers early Thursday. Rene the police fired shots into Lemp's bedroom window, dence at the conclusion of knows, that he was mur-
Sandler, an attorney for their home, is not support- while he and his girlfriend the investigation. dered," the statement says.
Lemp's relatives, said an ed by the facts," the state- were sleeping. Nobody in "An established agreement Lemp worked as a software
eyewitness gave a "com- ment says. the home heard any warn- between the Montgomery developer and was trying
pletely contrary" account A police department ings or commands before County State's Attorney's to raise money for a startup
of the shooting. She said spokesman didn't immedi- police opened fire, she Office and the Howard company, according to
police could have "abso- ately respond to the state- said. County State's Attorney's friends and co-workers.
lutely no justification" for ments by the family or their "There is no warrant or other Office stipulates that when "He was a talented, smart
shooting Lemp based on lawyer. justification that would ever an officer-involved shoot- guy. Super nice. Didn't
what she has heard about The department's news re- allow for that unless there is ing involving injury or death deserve to get shot," said
the circumstances. lease on Friday says tac- an imminent threat, which occurs in one county, the Samuel Reid, whose Ca-
"The facts as I understand tical unit members were there was not," Sandler other county's State's Attor- nadian software company
them from eyewitnesses serving a "high-risk" search said. ney's Office will review the employed Lemp as an in-
are incredibly concerning," warrant around 4:30 a.m. The police department's event," police said. dependent contractor.
she told The Associated when one of the unit's of- news release says the "facts Lemp was Caucasian, ac- Tsolmondorj Natsagdorj,
Press. ficers fatally shot Lemp. and circumstances of the cording to Sandler. She 24, of Fairfax, Virginia, said
did not know the race of he met Lemp in 2016 and
Police: Gov. candidate in room the unidentified officer in- bonded with him over
volved in the shooting be-
their shared interest in
where crystal meth was found cause she said the officers cryptocurrency. They also
were wearing masks. The talked about politics. He
officer was placed on ad- described Lemp as a lib-
ministrative leave, a stan- ertarian who frequented
By CURT ANDERSON dard procedure after po- the 4chan and Reddit mes-
Associated Press lice shootings. sage boards, sites popular
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Sandler said Lemp's grief- with internet trolls.
(AP) — Former Florida stricken family is trauma- "Duncan was a young guy
Democratic candidate tized. Their statement says with a bright future as an
for governor Andrew Gil- they intend to "hold each entrepreneur," Natsag-
lum is named in a police and every person respon- dorj said. "We was working
report Friday saying he sible for his death." on things to change the
was “inebriated” and ini- "We believe that the body world."q
tially unresponsive in a ho-
tel room where authorities
found baggies of suspect-
ed crystal methamphet-
amine.
Gillum, the former Talla- In this Nov. 10, 2018 file photo, Andrew Gillum the Democrat
hassee mayor who ran candidate for governor speaks at a news conference in
for governor in 2018, is not Tallahassee, Fla. Associated Press
charged with any crime.
The Miami Beach police methamphetamines,” lum and two other men
report says Gillum was al- Gillum said. “I apologize were in the hotel room.
lowed to leave the hotel to the people of Florida “Mr. Gillum was unable to
for home after he was for the distraction this has communicate due to his
checked out medically. caused for our move- inebriated state,” the po-
Gillum, 40, said in a state- ment.” lice report says.
ment that he was in Miami According to police, fire Police say one of the men
Beach for a wedding and rescue crews were called came into the hotel room
did not use illegal drugs. to the Miami Beach hotel and found Gillum and Tra-
“While I had too much to around 1 a.m. Friday re- vis Dyson, 30, apparently
drink, I want to be clear garding a suspected drug under the influence of an
that I have never used overdose. Police say Gil- “unknown substance.”q