DC teen charged with murder for allegedly hitting man with car before robbing him

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — A D.C. teen has been charged with first-degree murder after using his car to ram into a man, rob him and attempt to access his bank accounts from an ATM, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Kyree Young, 17, followed the victim, Donnel Bracket Phillips, 55, from an ATM near the intersection of 12th Street and U Street NW on May 7 around 4:15 a.m.

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Young hit Phillips with his white Hyundai Santa Fe before robbing him, according to court documents. He then attempted to get access to Phillips’s financial accounts at the same ATM that Philips was using moments prior.

When Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers got to the scene, they found Phillips lying in the roadway. He was unconscious and not breathing.

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Phillips was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately died from his injuries.

Young’s vehicle was later found and detectives gathered enough evidence to identify him as the suspect. On Wednesday, Young appeared before Superior Court Magistrate Judge Robert J. Hildum, who found probable cause that Young committed first-degree murder while armed and ordered him to be held without bond as he waits for trial.

The case is being investigated by MPD and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington Field Division.

U.S. Attorney Pirro also said they are investigating potential accomplices to Young.