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D.C. Witness Staff
- May 23, 2018
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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested 18 year-old Kurt Hewitt and 16 year-old Demonte Hewitt, charging them with the death of 16 year-old Tyshon Perry.
According to police, the suspects are cousins. Both have been charged with second-degree murder while armed. Both teens will be charged as adults.
Perry was allegedly stabbed in an after school fight on May 1 on the 1300 block of 2nd Street, NE, located near the NOMA-Gallaudet metro station. Apparently the fight was sparked from an earlier incident at KIPP DC College Preparatory, a charter high school in Northeast DC.
According to news reports, Perry attended KIPP, but his assailants did not. The fight occurred near the metro station, which was less than a mile from the school.
A video from the press conference can be seen, here.