An unnamed Metropolitan Police Department officer fatally shot a man reportedly holding a firearm on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., according to law enforcement officials. The officers were responding to a call reporting a man with a long gun, though the “firearm” could have been an airsoft gun or paintball gun, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Robert Contee said during a Wednesday night press conference. The MPD posted a photo of the “firearm,” which appears to be a “First Strike T15 Paintball Gun.” “It appears it is possible [the firearm was an airsoft gun],” Contee told a reporter. He added that the department was unsure about the specifics related to the alleged firearm. “That’s not the condition that it was in when it was displayed to officers,” Contee said of the photo of the gun posted to social media. “This weapon looks very real. It appears to be some type …