‘Damn, You Leakin’: D.C. Teens Laughed At Disabled Man for Bleeding Too Soon as They Beat Him To Death

A 15-year-old girl who pleaded guilty in the beating death of a 64-year-old disabled man in the nation’s capital last year testified that she knew the victim was dead before she and four accomplices fled the scene, and that they carried out the vicious attack because they were bored and looking for something to do. Reggie Brown, a frail man with physical disabilities who lived in Northwest D.C., was found beaten to death in an alley on Oct. 17, 2023.& After several months, police announced the arrest of several underage girls, one as young as 12, who allegedly chased Brown into an alley and pounded him to the ground until he was dead. None of the five defendants have been identified publicly because they are minors.& The 15-year-old prosecution witness, the eldest of the group, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. In exchange for her cooperation, she has received a sentence of three years in a juvenile detention facility, according to reports. In March, police arrested the 12-year-old and two 13-year-old girls, followed by the arrests of the 14-year-old and 15-year-old in July. All five were charged with second-degree murder for their alleged...