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By
Alayna Stein [former]
- March 27, 2023
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Jurors returned guilty verdicts on three of seven counts in the murder trial of 36-year-old Jean Paul Kearney on March 24.
Kearney allegedly murdered Dontra Harris, 33, on April 5, 2021 in the 1800 block of 24th St NE. According to court documents, Harris suffered a total of seven gunshot wounds and was discovered unconscious in front of the Parkway Plaza apartment complex.
The jury was unanimous on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device and obstruction of justice.
The other four counts, including two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, one count of first-degree murder while armed, and one count of assault on a police officer while armed, are still outstanding.
DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan instructed the jury to return on March 27 to resume deliberations.