WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: January 10, 2025 | Last updated: January 10, 2025 A former parks and recreation employee has just been sentenced -- for shooting to death a teenager he spotted ...

Jason Lewis, 42, had already been convicted of manslaughter in August for shooting and killing 13-year-old Karon Blake. The former city government employee had faced up to 45 years in prison while ...

Jason Lewis opened fire on Karon Blake, a middle schooler, on Quincy Street NE early the morning of Jan. 7, 2023. On video, Blake can be heard yelling, “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!

Jason Lewis was convicted of manslaughter last August in the death of Karon Blake in 2023 and was facing up to 45 years in prison. He was acquitted of the more serious second-degree murder charge.