Two teens charged as adults in DC shooting that killed intern
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged as adults in the June shooting that killed a 21-year-old congressional intern near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, federal prosecutors and Washington police said Friday. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said the arrests come after a two-month investigation into the late-night drive-by attack on June 30 in northwest Washington, D.C.
Prosecutors identified the suspects as Kelvin Thomas Jr., 17, and Jalen Lucas, 17, though some reports have spelled Lucas's name as Jailen. Both face counts of first-degree premeditated murder while armed and are being held without bond in D.C. Superior Court. Authorities said a third suspect, identified in charging documents as 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas and sought under a separate warrant, remains at large. Officials urged anyone with information about the third suspect to contact police and said combined rewards from local and federal agencies total about $50,000.
Police described the attack as an apparent dispute between rival groups that escalated into gunfire. Investigators say multiple assailants exited a vehicle and opened fire on a group at...