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Karon Blake

Case from Washington, DC dated Jan 07, 2023

Victim Details

Karon Blake

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2023-01-07

13

Karon

Blake

Yes

07/11/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of January 7, 2023, the life of 13-year-old Karon Blake was cut short in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Karon, a Black male and a student at Brookland Middle School, was fatally shot by a homeowner who confronted him and two other youths.

The man who fired the fatal shots was Jason Lewis, a 41-year-old Black male and a longtime employee of the D.C. Parks and Recreation department. Lewis told authorities he was awakened by noises and, fearing a home in ...
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  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/24/karon-blake-funeral-slain-teen/
  • NBC4 Washington: ‘The Nicest Boy in My Class': Community Holds Vigil For Karon Blake, 13-Year-Old Fatally Shot in DC
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