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By
Bersabel Ephrem [former]
, Mariam Kamate [former] - February 6, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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The jury selection for six of nine co-defendants charged in the murder of a 10-year-old girl is scheduled to continue on Feb. 7.
Qujuan Thomas, 24, Quentin Michals, 25, Marquell Cobbs, 20, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah Murchison, 22, and Gregory Taylor, 26, are charged with first-degree murder, criminal street gang affiliation and other charges in connection to the fatal drive-by shooting that killed 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson on July 16, 2018, on the 300 block of 53rd Street, NE.
During Monday’s jury selection, 75 potential jurors attended to be interviewed by DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun.
The prosecution read out over 100 names of witnesses that will be testifying in this case.
The defense expects to call up to 16 of those witness.
- Murchison’s defense attorneys, Elizabeth Weller and Carrie Weletz said they may call up to six witnesses.
- Michals defense attorneys, Karen Minor and Erin Scialpi said they have one witness testifying.
- Taylor’s defense attorney, Samuel Bogash said he has six potential witnesses that may testify.
- Cobbs defense attorney, Kevin Mccants said he has one potential witness.
- Jeffers defense attorneys, Phillip Andonian and Joseph Caleb said there may be one potential witness.
- Thomas’s defense attorneys, Sellano Simmons and Julie Swaney said they have one potential witness.