DC Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For His Role In Fatal Shooting Of 14-Year-Old Boy

WASHINGTON, DC — Anthony Allen, 25, of Washington, D.C. was sentenced in federal court Monday to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2018 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Steven Slaughter.

Slaughter was fatally shot around 7 p.m. on Jan. 14, 2018, after leaving a 7-Eleven on Good Hope Road in Southeast D.C. with two teenage friends.

A few minutes before, Allen was driving a stolen Mercedes Benz with two others, according to court documents. The group was looking for people to rob. Seeing Slaughter and his friends, Allen followed the teenagers to the 1700 Block of Minnesota Avenue Southeast and parked the car so that it was facing the teenagers.

One of Allen's accomplices exited the car, approached the teens and pointed a handgun at them. Allen's accomplice then fired multiple shots, hitting Slaughter three times, according to court documents. Slaughter's companions ran off. Allen's accomplice returned to the Mercedes and they drove away.

Slaughter was taken to a nearby hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.

Allen was arrested on March 5, 2018 and pleaded guilty the following December to second-degree murder while armed and attempted robbery while armed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Judge Craig Isco sentenced Allen on Monday.