Crime & Safety
Police Charge Teen with Involuntary Manslaughter in 16-Year-Old's Death
Police have charged Leon Malik Johnson, 18.
Fairfax County Police announced Thursday that they have made an arrest in this week's fatal shooting of local teenager Kevin Johnson.
Detectives charged Leon Malik Johnson, 18, who lives on Pembrook Village Drive, with involuntary manslaughter, according to a news release. The warrant was served Thursday morning at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, without incident.
There is no familial relationship between the suspect and victim, police said.
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Also, police issued a correction Thursday, stating that the victim, Kevin Johnson, 16, resided on Groveton Garden Road not Pembrook Village Drive.
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