WASHINGTON — Police are asking for the public's help identifying the owner of a car they claim was used in a shooting that left a 14-year-old football player dead on Halloween.
Antione Manning was shot in the 2600 block of Birney Place in Southeast D.C. When police arrived, they found Manning unconscious. He was taken to an area hospital where he died.
DC Police Chief Robert Contee III said investigators believe Manning may have been targeted for unknown reasons.
Days later, police have released pictures of the car they believe was used in the shooting. The photos were taken by a nearby surveillance camera.
Manning's football coach, Michael Brown Sr., said everyone who knew Manning is heartbroken, and that like many other boys his age, he loved sports, especially football.
“This kid had a scholarship to go to a private school to play football," Brown said, fighting tears. "We didn't even have a parent to fill out his paperwork to get him enrolled at school, but we want him to make it? Like, these are the things we go through in the inner city with our kids."