Washington Teen In Custody For Double Shooting

May 29, 2024 1:44 pm

Authorities say a Washington teenager is in custody in connection with a double shooting that killed one teenage girl and left another in the hospital. Police say 17-year-old Anthony Barfield was arrested over the weekend when he was found in an alley off Lennox Street in Uniontown. He faces charges of homicide and conspiracy of criminal homicide. Authorities say they believe Karon Whitlock and Anthony’s brother, Windale Barfield Jr., carried out the shooting of 18-year-old Annalaya Wilkerson of Monongahela at the direction of Anthony Barfield. Wilkerson and her friend were found shot on the side of Jolly School Road in South Franklin Township on April 13th. Wilkerson, who had been shot in the chest, was pronounced dead at the scene.