Police ID Man Shot, Killed by Officers
Taft Sellers was killed Monday on Duke Street in West End Alexandria.
Alexandria police have identified a man shot and killed by officers Monday on Duke Street.
Police said the incident resulted in the death of Taft Sellers, 30, of Alexandria. On Monday, police spokeswoman Ashley Hildebrandt said police were called to the 3400 block of Duke Street, near the intersection with North Quaker Lane, at approximately 2 p.m. Hildebrand said she did not know what officers encountered when they arrived on the scene but that the man, Sellers, had a gun.
Witnesses told Patch they heard multiple shots fired.
According to ABC 7 News, Sellers was a former marine sergeant who served overseas and was a 2001 graduate of T.C. Williams High School.
Per departmental policy, the officers involved in the shooting have been put on administrative leave with pay during the investigation, according to the police department. Anyone who witnessed or has information regarding the incident is asked to call the Alexandria Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Section at 703-746-6711.
Read more about the incident:
Alexandria Police Shoot, Kill Man in Domestic Incident
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Mike
7:40 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Why is the fact that he was a Marine relevant to the story, in fact highligted, unless you're attempting to profile vets? Shame on you.
CMurphy
11:14 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The highlight is a hyperlink taking us to the WaPo story. Revealing the profession of a suspect is not uncommon at all. And his former profession is very germane in this case.... it's no secret that returning vets can suffer from PTSD and can develop other issues that make it hard for them to return to civilian life. Who knows whether that played a significant role? But ignoring it isn't the right thing to do either. Plus, the Patch is here to shed light on local issues, and what's more relevant than the identity and background of a life-long resident who was just shot and killed by police?
beth n
12:32 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
The REAL question here is WHY did the Alexandria Police shoot and kill this man? As usual, the cops won't release any info or story. For all we know the cops just rolled up and executed the guy. Alexandria is becoming more like Mexico.
Kareem H.
2:17 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Did you notice they said he had a gun, but not that he was a felon with a gun . This is va if u don't have a felony you can have a gun as long as it can be seen . And I don't know to many vets that don't have guns that the keep on them