Outrage mounts in D.C. after man fatally shoots boy, 13, he suspected was breaking into cars

By Marlene Lenthang, NBC News

Outrage is building after a man fatally shot a 13-year-old Black middle school student whom he suspected of breaking into cars in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood.

Karon Blake of Northeast Washington was killed Saturday, Metropolitan Police said.

Police found Karon with apparent gunshot wounds as they responded to a report of a shooting just before 4 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Quincy Street NE. Karon was taken to a hospital and died after lifesaving attempts, officials said. 

Detectives determined that a man in a nearby residence said he had “heard noises and observed someone that appeared to be tampering with vehicles.”

The man went outside with a registered firearm to investigate and had an “interaction” with Karon. 

“During the interaction, the male resident discharged his firearm striking the victim,” police said.

The man who opened fire has not been identified or arrested. He is Black, and he has retained legal counsel, Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said Tuesday.

NBC has more details.

Black boys face a particular type of racial profiling. Unfortunately, it results in many Black men being imprisoned.

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