Crime & Safety
1 Arrested In Killing Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson: D.C. Police
Police said three other men responsible for the death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson near her home in Clay Terrace remain at large.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One person has been arrested in connection with the death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, according to D.C. police.
Police said Qujuan Thomas, 20, of Southeast D.C. has been arrested and at least three other men responsible for Wilson's death remain at large. A second suspect in Wilson's killing was identified by police as 21-year-old Quentin Michals. Police asked anyone with information on Michals' whereabouts to contact 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
Wilson was killed near her home in Clay Terrace on July 16. Police said four masked men opened fire in a courtyard area of 300 block of 53rd St. NE. around 8 p.m. that day, killing Wilson and injuring others in the crowd.
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Video shows the suspects, armed with handguns and at least one assault weapon, fired over 70 rounds in multiple directions, officials said at the time. The suspects got in and out of black, four-door Infiniti sedan.
The car involved in the shooting was located in Prince George's County and the man who stole the car was arrested earlier this month. Kevin Eugene Jones, 20, of Lanham was charged by the Prince George's County Police Department with armed carjacking, first- and-second-degree-assault, use of a firearm in a felony and theft of the car.
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Police said the carjacking happened on July 1, about two weeks before Wilson was fatally shot near her home in Clay Terrace.
The investigation remains ongoing and police said they will continue to need the public's help to find those responsible for Wilson's death.
Cameron Lutrell contributed reporting.
(Photo via Metropolitan Police Department)
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