At approximately 10:15 last night, Sunday, February 19, 2007, police were called to the 900 block of Blakney Lane, SE, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police located 16-year-old Van Young, of the 4300 block of 3rd Street, SE, seated inside a 2005 Toyota Camry, parked in front of 929 Blakney Lane, SE. He was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the head and was taken to the Washington Hospital Center’s MedStar Unit and pronounced dead at 10:56 pm.
The case is under investigation by members of the department’s Violent Crimes Branch. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099.
The department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.
Update, 2/26/07