DC Police shooting leaves questions

Okay, let's get right to it! There are some serious questions surrounding the shooting Monday evening of 14 year old Deonte Rawlins on Atlantic street southeast. Why were two off duty police officers in plain clothes investigating a burglary in one of their homes? Is there an official police report to support the incident?

Where is the gun that police say the kid fired at officers as they sat in their private vehicle? If there were no other witnesses to the exchange of gunfire as police say, then who walked off with the gun? Did the boy really have a gun? Does he have a history with the criminal justice system?

All tough questions that Police will have to sort out....The Mayor and Police Chief expressed sympathies for the dead boy's family...not many words of support for the cops...An indication perhaps that at minimum some departmental rules were not followed; at worst that we have a far more serious situation here!

The internal investigation by DC police may not be enough, Mayor Fenty should keep all his options open including asking for an outside independent probe.