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Police have arrested a teenage suspect in a Juneteenth festival shooting.

A teenage suspect was arrested in Washington D.C. on Thursday in connection with a mass shooting that left one dead and three wounded. , the police said.

His 15-year-old boy, who lives in the northwestern part of the U.S. capital, was detained by members of the Metropolitan Area Fugitive Task Force. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was later transferred to a juvenile treatment center, where he was charged with first-degree murder while armed, according to the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department.

The accusations sought racial and social justice as they celebrated Juneteenth, a federal liberation holiday that occurred in Northwest D.C. on the night of June 19. It all started with a shooting incident during a music festival called Moechella. African Americans enslaved. Police said they had ordered organizers to shut down a large event when gunshots suddenly rang out in the area. said to have found

The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. A 15-year-old boy identified as Chase Poole eventually died from his injuries, while three other victims received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Poole has 12 deaths from gun violence so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which tracks more than 7,500 law enforcement, media and media shootings in the United States. One of 856 children aged between 17 and 17. Government and Commercial Sources. In 2022, another 216 of his children under the age of 11 died from gunshot wounds.

In a June 21 statement, Moechella organizers called the shooting a "senseless tragedy" and offered their condolences to the victims and their families.

"Moechella has always peacefully demonstrated its constitutionally protected right to freedom of assembly and speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution," the organizers added. “The purpose of this demonstration has always been to address the social inequalities that plague Washington, DC, gun violence, lack of resources for underserved communities, police brutality, the need for the state of DC, etc.

Police said the June 19 shooting was under investigation and thatthey could pay up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator. said a bounty would be offered.

If you have information about this incident, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-727-9099. In addition, you can anonymously send information to the department's text tip line by texting 50411.

Beatrice Peterson of ABC News contributed to this report.