Outrage mounts in D.C. after man fatally shoots boy, 13, he suspected was breaking into cars

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Outrage is simmering over the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old Black middle school student in Washington, D.C., by a man who suspected the teen was breaking into cars in his neighborhood.Detectives determined that a man inside a residence at the scene said he had “heard noises and observed someone that appeared to be tampering with vehicles.”He went outside with a registered firearm to investigate and had an “interaction” with Karon.Authorities said "two juvenile males" were seen running from the scene and at least two cars were damaged on the block of the shooting, NBC Washington reported.The school’s principal, Kerry Richardson, said in a note, obtained by NBC Washington, that Karon was a “quiet and inquisitive scholar who loved fashion and football."I join Ward 5 residents in calling on the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to hold accountable the individual who took Karon’s life,” he continued."

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