Washington, D.C. police announced an arrest days after 11 year old Karon Brown was shot while inside a vehicle at an intersection in Southeast D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said a 29 year old man named Tony was arrested and charged with second degree murder while armed. Charges are allegations, and no response from Tony had been made public at the time.
According to police, Karon was at a gas station with his 12 year old brother when several adults got into an argument and gunfire broke out. Police said the boy ran to a car for cover, and the suspect then fired several shots into it, striking him.
Police also said they believe there was one shooter, who was seen running from the scene shirtless with an object in his hand, and that the man was with four other people. The department asked anyone living nearby with home surveillance cameras to check their footage for anything useful.
At a news conference over the weekend, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called on residents to help police and said the city cannot wait for another child to fall victim to gun violence. She also announced that the reward for information leading to an arrest had grown to $50,000.
Local Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Paul Trantham said people in Ward 8 should be outraged that a child could be shot in broad daylight in front of cameras. Clayton Rosenberg of the Alliance of Concerned Men said many people in the community are dealing with trauma, which can set off conflict.
Karon’s death came a little more than a year after 10 year old Makiyah Wilson was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. on July 16, 2018. NBC Washington reported that Karon’s killing was the 88th homicide of the year in the D.C. area, an increase from the same point the year before, and that several of the victims were children and teens.
Baller Alert sends love and condolences to Karon’s family and everyone who knew him.
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