Karon Blake: outrage in Washington DC after Black teen, 13, shot dead
Police say Blake, student at Brookland middle school, killed early on Saturday following ‘interaction’ with unnamed man
The fatal shooting of a 13-year-old Black middle-school pupil in Washington DC has prompted outcry among community members as police begin to release more details.
Karon Blake, a student at Brookland middle school in the north-east of the city, was shot in the early hours of Saturday by a man who, police said, opened fire after he “heard noises” outside his home and “observed someone that appeared to be tampering with vehicles”.
