I CAN'T FEEL SORRY FOR A 12-YEAR-OLD KID NOSYING AROUND CARS AT 4 AM

‘I am only 12’: Karon Blake pleaded for life as Jason Lewis shot him dead over ‘vehicle tampering’

 

By Owais Farooqi 

 

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Jan 31, 2023

 

 

Middle schooler Karon Blake was shot at around 4 am on Saturday, January 7  

 

WASHINGTON, DC: An employee of Washington, DC, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 12-year-old, according to police. Metropolitan police chief Robert J. Contee III announced at a news conference that Jason Lewis, 41, turned himself into police on Tuesday morning and was taken into custody.

 

According to Contee, Lewis was charged with second-degree murder while he was armed. The accusations are made about three weeks after a man fatally shot middle schooler Karon Blake at around 4 am on Saturday, January 7, as he yelled “I’m only a kid”. Metropolitan Police Department said the man thought that someone was tampering "with the vehicle."

 

“Hey! What are y’all doing?”

Blake yelled “I’m sorry" and “I am only 12” numerous times as the suspect fired in his direction, according to court documents that described surveillance video. Contee said the video was integral to the investigation, NBC Washington reported.

Video also showed Blake breaking into cars with other juveniles who have not come forward or been identified, according to Contee. The group was in a stolen car which was being used as a getaway vehicle. 

Lewis, who legally owned his firearm and had a concealed carry permit, retrieved his gun and went outside. Lewis, as per the affidavit, asked “youngsters” who were wearing black, “Hey! What are y’all doing?”

Missed bullet

The initial shot was fired while Blake was near the stolen getaway vehicle and was "not an immediate threat," the police chief said. When the first shot was fired, the getaway vehicle reversed and crashed into an alley. The bullet missed Balke who ran towards him not knowing where Lewis was.

 “I’m a kid, I’m a kid” yelled Blake. Lewis then said he stepped back and called the police. Blake can be heard yelling “I am sorry” multiple times, followed by “Please don’t” and “No,” according to the affidavit. He also yelled "I am a kid" and "I am only 12" numerous times, according to the affidavit as reported by NBC News.

Two other juveniles who were seen running from the scene have not yet been identified. Contee has asked for them to come forward. “Anytime we have a loss of life, especially that of a child, that’s something that really just pierces my soul, to be quite honest with you,” Contee said. “Here we have a kid who is dead who shouldn’t be. “This young man shouldn’t be dead. But, he is, and now again we have to go through the course of the judicial process,” he said.

An attorney for Lewis said his client maintains his innocence. “While this is certainly a tragedy, once all the facts are heard, I believe that a jury will find that there was no crime here,” attorney Lee Smith said as per a report.