Karon Blake Washington, DC, shooting: City worker Jason Lewis charged with second-degree murder

A District of Columbia employee turned himself in on Tuesday to face a second-degree murder while armed charge in the shooting death of Karon Blake, a 13-year-old accused of breaking into cars, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

Jason Lewis, a D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation employee, is preparing to appear at D.C. Superior Court later this afternoon, according to The Washington Post. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police previously have described Lewis as a city employee, a homeowner and a Black man with a concealed carry permit and legally registered firearm. 

“The public will see, no crime was committed here,” his attorney, Lee Smith told the Post. 

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Smith’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on Tuesday. 

The shooting of Blake, a 13-year-old Black teenager, took place around 4 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, in the 1000 block of Quincy Street Northeast, which is not far from Brookland Middle School, where he reportedly was a student.

An arrest affidavit obtained by Fox5 DC on Tuesday stated that after Lewis fired his weapon, Blake yelled “I’m a kid, I’m a kid!” before collapsing.

The document said Blake suffered “multiple gunshot wounds to the body” and a black Smith and Wesson .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol was recovered at the scene.

“Lewis informed the officer of the location of his firearm and informed the officer that the decedent had run toward his house, and that he had shot the decedent,” it added.

The affidavit, according to Fox5 DC, also said Lewis told officers he was laying in bed and came downstairs after hearing some noises, “because he did not know if someone was trying to come into his home.”

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A report from Metropolitan Police said Blake was confronted by a homeowner in the area after he was allegedly breaking into vehicles along the street. 

Chief Robert Contee said Tuesday that video taken at the scene showed individuals breaking into cars and asked for the “young men” who were with Blake that night to come forward.

 

The homeowner and Blake were involved in an “interaction” before the homeowner drew his firearm and shot Blake. He was reportedly performing CPR on the teenager when police arrived at the scene. Blake later died at the hospital. 

The shooting sparked protests, with Blake’s family calling for justice and for the shooter to be immediately arrested. 

Fox News’ Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.