Juvenile murder suspects, victims had been assigned to city’s care

Published April 13, 2010 4:00am ET



Two teens who were in the custody of the District’s juvenile justice agency have been slain so far this year, while four more juveniles assigned to the city’s care have been accused of homicide, the Washington Examiner has learned.

The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services has come in for another round of intense public scrutiny since a South Capitol Street rampage on March 30 that left four young people dead and another five wounded. The accused getaway driver, 14-year-old Malik Carter, was under supervision by the youth agency for a string of crimes that started when he was 9.

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