A man charged with the death of a 16-year-old girl was found not guilty Feb. 8.
A jury found Saeve Evans not guilty of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in the shooting death of Breyona McMillian on the 1200 block of I Street, SE in 2016. Evans, 32, was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.
Apparently, Evans, McMillian and a third person were smoking marijuana when a shootout occurred after a black car, which Evans believed Sean Shuler was in, pulled up. A bullet struck and killed McMillian.
According to the defense, Shuler, 26, and Evans had a long standing feud. James King, Evans’ defense attorney, said Shuler shot Evans at least sixteen times in 2012.
The prosecution claimed that Evans was the only shooter. The prosecution initially scheduled Shuler to testify, but he was killed on Jan. 26, the weekend before he was supposed to take the stand.
Evans is scheduled to be sentenced for the firearm charge on May 3.
Read the entire case on DCWitness.org.
