WASHINGTON, D.C. – 33-year-old Brooklyn Michael Lynn of D.C. was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon after responding to a car accident.
Shortly after 2:20 pm, a traffic accident occurred between two cars leaving a gas station on the 2700 Block of Good Hope Road in Southeast, D.C. The suspect was driving one of the cars involved in the accident. The victim was not involved in the crash. There was an altercation following the car accident and the victim somehow became involved in the fight.
During this altercation, the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the victim. The suspect was arrested at the scene and an illegal handgun was found.
Lynn was brought to a nearby hospital where he later died. Police in D.C. are calling this a road rage shooting. It has not been established how Lynn became involved in the altercation.
44-year-old Anthony Williams, of Maryland, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed.