North Carolina man arrested in Virginia and charged with DC teen’s murder: Police

WASHINGTON (7News) — A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting that left a teenager dead in Northwest D.C. earlier this year.

On May 18, D.C. authorities said they responded to the 1200 block of V Street for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a boy, later identified as 16-year-old Devon Sharp, suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.

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Devon was taken to a local hospital, where he died two days later, authorities said.

Months after the shooting, on October 30, authorities announced that they had arrested Tarik White, 26, of Raleigh, North Carolina, Virginia. He was charged with Second Degree Murder while armed.

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Officials said White will go through the extradition process and be returned to D.C.