- Thompson, 17, allegedly opened fire at the Crown gas station in Columbia Heights, DC, while his mother reportedly watched.
- Estep, 14, was shot dead and another person was injured in the shooting at 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 3
This is the shocking moment a 17-year-old shot and killed a 14-year-old on the streets of DC as his mother watched and did nothing – before he was caught bragging about the shooting online.
Surveillance footage shows the teen, believed to be Lorenzo Thompson, 17, wearing a black hoodie and ski mask raising a gun outside the Crown gas station at 14th and Euclid Street NW in Columbia Heights about 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.
The woman with red braids and a white coat, believed to be Thompson’s mother, watches but does nothing to diffuse the situation.
Two victims were shot and taken to hospital, one of whom, later named as 14-year-old Niko Estep, did not survive.
Surveillance footage captured the shocking moment a 17-year-old shot and killed a 14-year-old on the streets of DC as his mother stood by and watched.
The suspect, believed to be 17-year-old Lorenzo Thompson, has been arrested and charged as an adult
Two teenagers were shot in the incident, both were rushed to hospital where one was pronounced dead
Three days later, Thompson took to Instagram to brag about the killing while wearing the same Moose Knuckle jacket and Jordan Retro sneakers the gunman saw in the gas station video, court documents filed in D.C. Superior Court allege.
“The defendant shows no remorse during this broadcast and appears to be celebrating with others as he shows someone turning to run and then falling after being shot,” police wrote in the arrest warrant.
Police searched Thompson’s bedroom after the live broadcast on the social media platform and found an ammunition magazine of the same caliber as the gun that killed the victim.
Thompson was also identified by a police officer who arrested him for a previous robbery.
After reviewing surveillance footage, the officer told detectives the shooter looked like Thompson and the woman looked like his mother, court documents state.
A woman standing nearby is believed to be the shooter’s mother but has not been charged in the case
On Friday, a judge ordered Thompson detention and a hearing on Nov. 16
The woman in the white jacket was driven to his home address with the gunman’s scooter after the murder
“Officer Whitfield viewed the still image of the female with red braids for approximately 15-20 seconds before stating that it resembled Lorenzo (sic) Thompson’s mother,” the documents state.
The woman in the white jacket was seen following the gunman as he rode a scooter into the parking lot before the shooting and rode his scooter back to the suspect’s home address after the killing.
However, Thompson is the only person currently charged in Estep’s murder.
He was arrested last week and charged as an adult with manslaughter while armed.
A motive for the fatal gunfire was not immediately revealed.
On Friday, a judge ordered Thompson detention and a hearing on Nov. 16.