2 suspects wanted in deadly Washington County shooting turn themselves in to state police
SOUTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Windale Barfield Jr. and Karon Whitlock, the two suspects who are accused of killing a teenager and injuring another in Washington County, turned themselves in to state police on Sunday, according to a statement from Trooper Rocco Gagliardi.
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh on Monday announced that charges were filed against Windale Barfield Jr. and Karon Whitlock in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Annalaya Wilkerson and the wounding of another juvenile female.
Wilkerson and the juvenile were found shot on the side of Jolly School Road in South Franklin Township on April 13.
Both men have been charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy, attempted homicide and aggravated assault, according to a press release from the district attorney.
"The girls got picked up from the Red Roof Inn in Washington County, and they entered the vehicle with those two males. At that point, that's where we're still trying to continue this investigation because we have that blank area of what happened in the car that the girls had to exit," said Trooper Rocco Gagliardi. "Something had to have happened in that vehicle. The odds of these two females walking on Jolly School Road at that time of the day in an area they're not from is very unexpected and rare."
Troopers worked around the clock investigating, conducting interviews and using cell phone data for locations, texts, and calls.
"Not only pinpointed text messages and phone calls, we have the unique technology now to actually rewind location area data," Gagliardi said. "So, that tells us exactly where that cell phone was, and if that cell phone was paired with anyone else's cell phone, and also what location, what time that phone was located at. So, we were able to totally rewind the investigation with those cell phones to pinpoint to say these two cell phones were at the scene of the crime while it happened."
