A 16-year-old has been charged in connection with a shooting after a high school student was gunned down outside of a gas station in South Dallas late Friday night.
According to the Dallas Police Department, officers responded to the 8000 block of S. Polk Street around just before 11 p.m. after reports of a shooting at a Love's Gas Station.
Police said the investigation shows there was a large gathering outside the gas station when a group of people started following 17-year-old David Washington, and a fight eventually broke out.
Amid the brawl, an unidentified person then pulled out a firearm and shot Washington, police said. The teenage boy was rushed to a local hospital by Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics, and he ultimately died at the hospital from his injuries.
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The Dallas Independent School District confirmed to NBC 5 that Washington was a 12th-grade student at Justin F. Kimball High School, a part of the district.
On Sunday, Dallas Police announced that a 16-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Washington.
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Loved ones will gather for a balloon release on Monday, Sept. 9, at the Kimball Gym Parking Lot to honor Washington's memory. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Family members ask attendees not to bring foil balloons.
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