Pittsburgh police have charged a second man in the shooting death of a 15-month-old boy at a picnic in the city’s East Hills neighborhood in 2013. Police issued an arrest warrant for Desaun Watson, 29, related to the death of Marcus White Jr., Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. No information
8 years after death of Baby Marcus, second man charged with homicide
Warrant issued for Desaun Watson, 29, of Pittsburgh Share Updated: 2:37 PM EDT May 26, 2021 Nick Matoney
Warrant issued for Desaun Watson, 29, of Pittsburgh Share Updated: 2:37 PM EDT May 26, 2021
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Show Transcript SO FAR, NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. IT’S A STORY YOU SAW FIRST ON 4. A SECOND MAN IS CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE EIGHT YEARS AFTER A ONE-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS SHOT AND KILLED DURING A FAMILY COOKOUT. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED BACK IN PITTSBURGH’S EAST HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD IN MAY 2013. POLICE SAY 29-YEAR-OLD DESAUN WATSON WAS PART OF A GROUP OF SUSPECTS THAT STARTED SHOOTI INTO THE CROWD AT THE COOKOUT. BABY MARCUS WHITE AND HIS TWO AUNTS WERE SHOT. HIS AUNTS SURVIVED, BUT MARCUS DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. A WITNESS TOLD POLICE THE SHOOTING WAS PLANNED AFTER SOMEONE AT THE COOKOUT SOLD SOMEONE ELSE FAKE DRUGS. RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR W