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Man killed by police after exchanging gunfire with officers in Silver Spring identified

Investigators identified the man shot by police as 27-year-old Osman Sesay of Silver Spring.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — A man is dead after a shootout with Montgomery County Police officers in Silver Spring early Wednesday morning.

According to police, officers were called to a report of a shooting in the 900 block of Bonifant Street around 4:15 a.m. An off-duty officer heard the sound of shots and responded to the scene. The officer found a man shot on the scene. The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries. He is expected to survive according to Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones. The off-duty officer gave lookout info for a suspect vehicle to on-duty police.

Officers with Montgomery County Police Department's third district located the vehicle.

Police say officers conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue. That's when the driver of the vehicle fired rounds at the officers, according to police.

Montgomery County Police officers returned fire, striking the driver. Police say that the suspect died on the scene.

Chief Jones said four officers were involved in the shooting. All four are uninjured, and all four have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

MCP believe the suspect who was shot and the original shooting victim knew each other.

The shooting investigation has been handed over to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.

Thomas Lester, a spokesperson for the attorney general's independent investigations division said in a press conference that the officers were equipped with body-worn cameras. Footage is expected to be released within 14 days.

On Friday, investigators identified the man killed by police as 27-year-old Osman Sesay of Silver Spring.

The involved officers are all employees of the Montgomery County Police Department and are assigned to the Patrol Services Bureau. They have been identified as Officer Nathan Lenhart, an 8-year veteran; Officer Karli Dorsey, a 1.5-year veteran; Officer Dennis Tejada, a 15-year veteran; and Officer Eric Kessler, a 7-year veteran.

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