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More than 12 years for DC man who claimed self-defense in shooting death of 13-year-old boy
More than 12 years for DC man who claimed self-defense in shooting death of 13-year-old boy
José Umaña | jumana@wtop.com
January 10, 2025, 4:39 PM
The D.C. man who said he shot a 13-year-old boy in self-defense after encountering the teen in his neighborhood has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.
Jason Lewis was convicted of manslaughter last August in the death of Karon Blake in 2023 and was facing up to 45 years in prison. He was acquitted of the more serious second-degree murder charge.
In handing down his sentence Friday, a D.C. Superior Court judge said Lewis “wrongfully took the life of a 13-year-old boy and violated the law by opening fire on people fleeing the scene of a property crime.”
During his trial, prosecutors said Lewis, a longtime D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation employee, fired at Blake and two other teens after seeing them breaking into cars outside his home on Quincy Street in Northeast D.C.
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José Umaña
José Umaña is a digital editor for WTOP. He’s been working as a journalist for almost a decade, covering local news, education and sports. His work has appeared in The Prince George’s Sentinel, The Montgomery Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, PressBox and The Diamondback.
jumana@wtop.com
José Umaña | jumana@wtop.com
January 10, 2025, 4:39 PM
The D.C. man who said he shot a 13-year-old boy in self-defense after encountering the teen in his neighborhood has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.
Jason Lewis was convicted of manslaughter last August in the death of Karon Blake in 2023 and was facing up to 45 years in prison. He was acquitted of the more serious second-degree murder charge.
In handing down his sentence Friday, a D.C. Superior Court judge said Lewis “wrongfully took the life of a 13-year-old boy and violated the law by opening fire on people fleeing the scene of a property crime.”
During his trial, prosecutors said Lewis, a longtime D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation employee, fired at Blake and two other teens after seeing them breaking into cars outside his home on Quincy Street in Northeast D.C.
{snip}
José Umaña
José Umaña is a digital editor for WTOP. He’s been working as a journalist for almost a decade, covering local news, education and sports. His work has appeared in The Prince George’s Sentinel, The Montgomery Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, PressBox and The Diamondback.
jumana@wtop.com