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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 17, 2018
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The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the homicide of a 10-year-old girl on the 300 block of 53rd Street, NE on July 16.
According to a press release, during the evening hours, four masked males exited a black vehicle and began shooting. Makiyah Wilson, who was playing in the area near Marvin Gaye Park and KIPP DC Quest Academy Public Charter School, along with several other adult victims suffered gunshot wounds. All of the victims were taken to area hospitals, but Wilson was the only victim to succumb to her injuries. Reports do not indicate that any other children were injured in the shooting.
“The people did this indiscriminately. They came out in this community without regard to human life and opened fire,” Assistant Police Chief Chanel Dickerson said about the shooters. She said it seems as if the victims were not the intended target.
Dickerson added that the community has to work with the police to solve the crime. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who left a Home Run Derby at Nationals Park when she received information about the shooting, echoed Dickerson’s remarks about working with the police.
The suspects’ vehicle is described as a black Infiniti four door sedan that is missing the rear bumper. The vehicle and suspects were captured by a nearby surveillance camera.
The vehicle and suspects in the homicide of a 10-year-old girl were caught on nearby surveillance video.
There have been 83 homicides in DC this year, a 31.7 percent increase from the same time last year. As of July 17, there have been seven juvenile homicides in the city in 2018, according to D.C. Witness data.
Police are seeking the public’s help. Up to a $45,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this homicide.
According to court documents, Prince George’s County police have arrested Kevin Eugene Jones and charged him with carjacking and assaulting a woman in Lanham, Md., on July 1. Jones, 20, has not been charged for Wilson’s death.