D.C. Vigilante Who Killed 13-Year-Old Karon Blake Has Been Charged With Second-Degree Murder
The vigilante responsible for the death of 13-year-old Karon Blake is in police custody after turning himself in on Tuesday morning.
According to an NBC News report, Jason Lewis is the Washington, D.C., employee involved in the fatal shooting of the middle school student and has been charged with second-degree murder.
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As Blavity noted, Blake was shot multiple times not far from Brookland Middle School, where he attended, in the early hours of Jan. 4.
Lewis claimed he confronted Blake because he believed the teenager was breaking into cars in his neighborhood. As police arrived, the man performed CPR, but the 13-year-old died from his injuries. The Metropolitan Police Department shared that Lewis has cooperated with authorities throughout the investigation.
Attorney Lee Smith, who Lewis retained, made a statement claiming his innocence and that when the court hears the case, it will see that his client’s intention was never to take Blake’s life.
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