Outrage is mounting in Washington after the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old middle school student.
and community members who demanded the shooter be identified and arrested at a meeting that drew more than 300 people..
Police responded to the scene of a shooting and found Karon suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds, the statement said. He was hospitalized and later pronounced dead, police said.Karon was a “quiet and inquisitive scholar who loved fashion and football," Brookland Middle School principal Kerry Richardson said in a letter to the school’s staff, according to She said Karon is survived by his mother and three younger siblings, the outlet reported.
Contee declined to identify the shooter Tuesday. He said the man who shot Karon, who is Black, is an"African American" who is not a law enforcement officer and has a license to carry a concealed weapon.
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