2 charged with killing District Heights teenager during carjacking – WTOP News

Two teenagers have been charged with killing 18-year-old Kendall Batson of District Heights during a carjacking in an elementary school parking lot, according to Prince George’s County Police.

Police say Lavelle Harris, 18-year-old, of Washington, D.C., was charged with first and second degree murder, armed carjacking and related charges. The other suspect, a 17-year-old boy from District Heights, is charged with conspiracy to commit first and second degree murder, armed carjacking and related charges, according to the police.

Authorities say the teenagers attempted a carjacking in a parking lot at North Forestville Elementary School on Ritchie Road in Forestville, Maryland, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 11.

When officers arrived on the scene they found Batson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after.

Officials believe the teenagers charged with killing Batson did not know him before the shooting. Both teenage suspects are held without bond by the department of corrections.

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