On the 1200 b/o Good Hope Road in Southeast Dc around 3:40 PM, shots are fired leaving 1 dead. Nearby surveillance cameras capture a black Honda pulling next to the side at a red light and letting off shots. 9 Year old Makye Watkins was unfortunately killed.
According to family, Kye was a good, funny and easy going child.He was on the way to a basketball game. He played for an AAU team in Northwest Dc. He loved basketball and had dreams to go professional one day. He was a Honor Roll student at Aiton & Malcom X Elementary Schools. His idol was his older brother Malik and used to do anything Malik did. Malik taught him how to play basketball, football & different video games like Fortnite & 2k.