Keyonte Johnson Charged With Murder Of Roy Lee Bennet In DC

Keyonte Johnson, 16, of Bladensburg, was arrested and charged as an adult with premeditated first-degree murder while armed in connection with the killing of Roy Lee Bennett Jr. on Friday, Dec. 5, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Shortly after 8 p.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to an apartment near Union Market in Northeast DC that was being used as a recording studio, authorities said.

Bennett was standing at a microphone when Johnson, who was seated behind him on a sofa, allegedly opened fire, striking the victim seven times, including twice in the back of the head and twice in the chest, according to court documents…

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