Details are emerging this afternoon in the shooting death of 17-year-old high school student Joseph Alonzo Sharps, Jr., with a message to D.C.’s 5th District from Commander Lamar Greene and some local coverage of the case.
Greene told community members:
On 11/8/10 at approximately 2045 hrs, members of the Fifth District responded to the 1300 blk of Holbrook St. NE for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival in the area they found a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body and another male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene and the victims were transported to local hospitals where the decedent succumbed to his injuries.
Preliminary investigation revealed both victims were walking down Holbrook St NE when they were approached by at least three subjects, one of which produced a handgun and began shooting at both victims. The lead detective on this case is Detective Anthony Paci. If anyone has any information relative to this incident please call MPD immediately 202-727-9099 or text the info to us at 50-411.
Commander Lamar D. Greene
News reports (The Washington Post, DCist, WUSA, TBD and MyFoxDC identified Sharps this afternoon as a student at Spingarn High School. According to those reports, Sharps and another teen were shot in the 1300 block of Holbrook Street NE at about 8:45 Monday night. Both teens were taken to a local hospital. Sparks died there and the other teen was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the reports said.
Sharps was a resident of the Trinidad neighborhood where he was shot, reports said.
Metro PD has not issued a release.
Sharps played football for Springarn High as a defensive back and wide receiver.
