Reward for information on suspect in Davon McNeal’s murder increased to $55K
WASHINGTON - D.C. police say the reward for information on one of the men suspected in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Davon McNeal has increased to $55,000.
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D.C. police have already made several arrests, but 25-year-old Marcel Gordon of Southeast has eluded them.
They say Gordon should be considered armed and dangerous.
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Two federal agencies, the ATF and the FBI, contributed $25,000 to the reward.
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The family says McNeal was getting a cellphone charger while attending the cookout in Southeast.
The boy’s mother – a violence interrupter – told FOX 5 that he’d been caught in the middle of a neighborhood dispute.
According to Crystal McNeal, her son had just arrived at the cookout around 9:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of Cedar St. SE. She said Davon had just stopped by to pick up a cell phone charger.
Davon had just finished sixth grade at Kramer Middle School.
Call 202-727-9099 or text 50411 if you have any information on this case.