D.C. police said a driver shot and killed a 13-year-old carjacker Saturday near Judiciary Square.
Metropolitan Police said the victim was sitting in his car on the 600 block of D Street Northwest when he was approached by two juveniles around 10 p.m.
Authorities said the juveniles demanded the man exit his car, with one of the suspects holding the front of his waistband as if he had a handgun.
Police said the victim got out of the car and then opened fire on one of the juveniles with his own legally registered firearm. The other suspect fled.
Officers arrived on the scene and had the boy taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Police identified the 13-year-old as Vernard Toney Jr. of Southeast.
The man targeted in the attempted carjacking was an off-duty federal security officer who was sitting in his car and waiting for his shift to begin. The officer is cooperating with the investigation.
Authorities said they are still searching for the other suspect involved in the carjacking.
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