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| D.C. police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of 15-year-old at Deanwood Metro | D.C. police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of 15-year-old at Deanwood Metro |
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| D.C. police on Tuesday said they arrested a 17-year-old suspect in Saturday afternoon’s fatal shooting of a 15-year-old who was gunned down on the platform of the Deanwood Metro station in front of his mother and two younger sisters. | D.C. police on Tuesday said they arrested a 17-year-old suspect in Saturday afternoon’s fatal shooting of a 15-year-old who was gunned down on the platform of the Deanwood Metro station in front of his mother and two younger sisters. |
| Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced the arrest at a news conference Tuesday morning. The chief said the teenager is expected to appear in court later today and will be charged as an adult with second-degree murder while armed. | Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced the arrest at a news conference Tuesday morning. The chief said the teenager is expected to appear in court later today and will be charged as an adult with second-degree murder while armed. |
| The Washington Post is not identifying the suspect until he makes an appearance in court on adult charges. | |
| The slain youth, Davonte Washington, was a freshman at Largo High School in Prince George’s County and was in the District visiting his mother and sisters. He was on his way to get a haircut for Easter when he was shot at the station in Northeast Washington about 4 p.m. | The slain youth, Davonte Washington, was a freshman at Largo High School in Prince George’s County and was in the District visiting his mother and sisters. He was on his way to get a haircut for Easter when he was shot at the station in Northeast Washington about 4 p.m. |
| Police have not articulated a possible motive. | Police have not articulated a possible motive. |
| On Tuesday, Lanier called the killing “senseless in my opinion.” She also said “there was no reason for it. Absolutely no reason.” Lanier said investigators have no information to believe the suspect knew the victim. The chief would not say what led to an arrest but credited surveillance cameras. “We have very good video that helped us significantly,” Lanier said. | |
| Relatives who spoke with the mother said the gunman walked up to Davonte, exchanged words with him and shot him in the chest. The youth’s grandfather, Victor Leonard, said the mother had never seen the gunman before and had no reason to believe her son was involved in anything that would get him killed. | Relatives who spoke with the mother said the gunman walked up to Davonte, exchanged words with him and shot him in the chest. The youth’s grandfather, Victor Leonard, said the mother had never seen the gunman before and had no reason to believe her son was involved in anything that would get him killed. |
| The Largo High School Parent Teacher Student Association said a vigil for Washington is planned for Wednesday at the Deanwood Metro Station. | |
| [Teenager fatally shot at Deanwood Metro station] | [Teenager fatally shot at Deanwood Metro station] |
| The shooting followed other violent acts on Metro and raised concern about safety. Metro Transit Police — about 470 officers — have in recent weeks boosted its presence on trains. Metro officials said the shooting was not indicative of violence on the public transit system. | |
| Dan Stessel, the chief spokesman for Metro, said on Monday that the “crime rate on Metro is lower than in many of the communities we serve.” He added, “The crime that was committed at Deanwood was horrific and tragic for the community. There is nothing specific to Metro about it. It could have occurred across the street at the recreation center. It could have occurred on the sidewalk.” | Dan Stessel, the chief spokesman for Metro, said on Monday that the “crime rate on Metro is lower than in many of the communities we serve.” He added, “The crime that was committed at Deanwood was horrific and tragic for the community. There is nothing specific to Metro about it. It could have occurred across the street at the recreation center. It could have occurred on the sidewalk.” |
| Acting D.C. Police Capt. Anthony Haythe, who heads the homicide unit, said on Monday that he hoped “at some point real soon we’ll be able to bring a closure” to the case. | Acting D.C. Police Capt. Anthony Haythe, who heads the homicide unit, said on Monday that he hoped “at some point real soon we’ll be able to bring a closure” to the case. |
| Speaking to reporters before the arrest had been made on Tuesday, Haythe said detectives had not determined the substance of the exchange between Washington and the gunman. “That is still under investigation,” he said. | Speaking to reporters before the arrest had been made on Tuesday, Haythe said detectives had not determined the substance of the exchange between Washington and the gunman. “That is still under investigation,” he said. |
| Lynh Bui and Dana Hedgpeth contributed to this report. |