Second person charged in 2013 killing of baby

Desaun Watson
Desaun Watson Photo credit Pittsburgh Public Safety

Pittsburgh Police issued an arrest warrant for a second suspect in connection with a 2013 shooting that killed a baby in the East Hills neighborhood.

Desaun Watson, 29, is facing charges of criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, four counts of aggravated assault and carrying firearms without a license.

Watson is currently in the Allegheny County Jail in charges unrelated to the shooting.

On May 21, 2013, 15-month-old Marcus White Jr was killed when shots were fired during a family picnic in East Hills.

In June of 2020, police arrested 22-year-old Gregory Parker and charged him in the killing of the child.

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