D.C. man sentenced to 20 years in fatal shooting of 14-year-old boy

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D.C. man sentenced to 20 years in fatal shooting of 14-year-old boy
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The 14-year-old victim, carrying snacks from a store, was gunned down in a botched robbery.

, a high school freshman gunned down about 7 p.m. on Jan. 14, 2018, as he and two friends were walking along Minnesota Avenue SE with snacks and sodas they had just bought at a 7-Eleven. The other boys, also 14 at the time, escaped unharmed.

Allen pleaded guilty to the reduced charges in December 2018 as part of a plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office in the District.According to an affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court, Allen told police after his arrest in March 2018 that he and two companions were riding in a stolen Mercedes on the night of the robbery, with Allen driving, when they saw the three youngsters leaving a 7-Eleven near the corner of Minnesota Avenue and Good Hope Road SE.

Steve, a youth football player who dreamed of a college athletic scholarship, was shot three times and died in a hospital that night.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning.

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