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Who Shot Wilkinsburg Boy? Still Unclear, But Murder Charge Filed
Detectives On Kholen Germany's Case Want To Talk To Korey Johnson
POSTED: 6:05 pm EDT April 19,
2008
UPDATED: 5:48 pm EDT May 15,
2008
PITTSBURGH -- Although they don't think the fatal shot came from him, police have charged a Homewood man with third-degree murder in connection with 12-year-old Kholen Germany's death outside a clothing store."I believe it was an accident, but we need to know who shot him," Germany's mother, Orissa Bey, told WTAE Channel 4 Action News reporter Marcie Cipriani. "Just give me closure. My Mother's Day wasn't nice. I miss him so much. Everybody does."Allegheny County police said the suspect, 19-year-old Donald "Tank" Wilson, fired a gun toward the area where Germany was standing on Wood Street in Wilkinsburg on April 18.
He was originally arrested last month on a lesser charge of aggravated assault. More serious charges of criminal homicide (murder of the third degree) and involuntary manslaughter were filed on Thursday morning.Police are still investigating, and they want to talk with someone who is identified only as a young black man named Korey Johnson.Johnson was a customer in the From Head 2 Toe clothing store when the gunfire started, and he is listed as one of Wilson's alleged victims in the criminal complaint.According to police, Wilson fired into the store while he was outside on the street, and shots were returned from inside the building.Germany was an unintended target of the crossfire while he was standing outside and taking out trash, police said. Detectives believe the bullet that killed him came from inside the store.Bey believes people who were in the store at the time know who did it but are afraid to come forward. She hopes Wilson can shed some light on who actually shot her son."I miss him so much. Everybody does," Bey said.The youngest of 11 brothers and sisters, Germany ran errands for several businesses in the neighborhood and often used the money to go bowling, family members said.A fund for donations in Kholen Germany's name has been set up at any PNC Bank branch to help the family pay funeral costs.
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Previous Stories:
- May 6, 2008: Person Of Interest Questioned In Wilkinsburg Boy's Death
- April 25, 2008: Police: Wilkinsburg Boy Shot Dead In Store, Not On Street
- April 23, 2008: Community Mourns Boy Killed Along Wilkinsburg Street
- April 19, 2008: 12-Year-Old Boy Killed In Wilkinsburg Shooting
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