In the pre-dawn hours of January 7, 2023, 13-year-old Karon Blake was shot and killed on Quincy Street Northeast in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Karon, a student at Brookland Middle School, was one of three youths confronted by a homeowner after the man said he heard noises and went outside carrying a legally owned firearm. Police say video shows the homeowner firing once toward a getaway car that had been stolen; after that shot, Karon ran toward the shooter and was struck twice in his side.

Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots. Responding officers found the homeowner attempting CPR; Karon was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Court documents later recorded that after being shot Karon pleaded that he was a kid.

Did anyone in Brookland see activity on Quincy Street that night or have information about the youths involved?