UPDATE: 5:20 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25: Police have arrested two suspects in the case of a 22-year-old father of two who was gunned down on a Metrobus last week. The arrest of the two men, as first reported by Fox 5, was made in Florida.
Thompson’s mother Talaya Thompson told The Washington Examiner that she called the detective assigned to the case on Tuesday. He told her it was ironic she had called then because two men were in custody. She and other family members said they were relieved.
She credits the community for coming together to help make the arrests. She said people prayed and put up posters, and police offered a reward. “It was a community effort because everybody knew my son. It was a big shock: why him?” she said.
Chanel Preacher, Demetrius Thompson’s aunt, said she had been hoping the cameras on the bus captured the shooters’ faces. “I was just like, Hopefully the cameras on the bus were working and they were,” she said. “I was real grateful for that video and for them to put it out there.”
Family members have not seen the full video, as police warned them it would be too graphic. But Talaya Thompson saw the short clip released publicly to help find the shooters.
“I’m just looking at them, they’re just young kids like my son,” she said. “They’re just kids themselves. What are they doing with guns?
Still the family doesn’t know what prompted the violence.
“Really I don’t want to know,” said Trina Settles, the victim’s grandmother. “Just as long as they are caught and justice is done.”
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Friday, Oct. 21: Police are asking for the public’s help finding two men seen in a surveillance video just before a deadly shooting on a Metrobus early Thursday.
Demetrius Emmanuel Thompson, 22, was gunned down just after midnight Thursday on the W4 Metrobus as it stopped at 2125 Alabama Ave. in Southeast D.C. near Suitland Parkway, according to Metropolitan Police and Metro.
</p> <p>Police said the video from the bus shows two men who boarded the bus just before the shooting.</p> <p>Police ask anyone with information about the two men to call 202-727-9099 or 888-919-CRIME (888-919-2746). Tipsters also can anonymously reach the D.C. Crime Solvers tip line by text messaging 50411.</p> <p>Tipsters could be eligible for up to $25,000.</p> <p> </p>
