Mom grieves after 8th grader fatally shot at Brookland Metro station NBC4 Washington [Video]

An eighth grader on his way to an after-school program was fatally shot Thursday afternoon after stopping to talk with a friend at a Metro station, the victim’s mother told News4.

The victim, 14-year-old Avion Evans, attended Ida B. Wells Middle School.

Police say someone pulled out a gun and fired into a small crowd of teens who were fighting on the platform at the Brookland station, located at 860 Monroe St. NE. Security officers were on the platform when Evans was shot and were able to get other riders to safety, Metro Transit Police Deputy Chief Maurice McKinney said.

Medics rushed Evans to a hospital, but he didn’t survive.

Avion’s mother, India Wells, said she got a call about the shooting from one of Avion’s friends. She rushed to the station. Now, she says, she’s just trying not to fall apart.

D.C. police are still looking for the shooter. They quickly released a few …