Potomac Man Fatally Shot By SWAT Officer Trying To Serve Warrant

POTOMAC, MD — Police say an officer fatally shot a Potomac man while serving a warrant at his home early Thursday morning.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., SWAT officers were trying to serve "a high-risk search warrant related to firearms offenses" in the 12200 block of St. James Rd, Montgomery County police said.

The suspect — identified as Duncan Socrates Lemp, 21 — was fatally shot by one of the officers.

"The facts and circumstances of the encounter are still being investigated by detectives from the Major Crimes Division. The involved officer has been placed on administrative leave per standard protocol and will be identified at a later date," police said in a statement.

No other details were provided by police.