Defendant Accepts Plea Agreement

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A shooting defendant accepted a plea agreement offered by prosecutors on Oct. 18 in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun.

Alante Parlow, 29, was initially charged with two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, and three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting of a five-year-old and adult victim on April 23 on the 4800 block of North Capitol Street, NE.

According to prosecutors, the adult victim and the suspect, later identified as Parlow, got into an argument, and as the man attempted to leave the apartment with his five-year-old daughter, Parlow pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at them. Both victims suffered wounds to multiple parts of their body, later being rushed to the hospital.

The five-year-old reportedly stated, “My uncle shot at us,” while at the hospital with officers, according to the prosecution.

Through his defense attorneys, Elizabeth Weller and Carrie Weletz, Parlow accepted a plea agreement that required him to plead guilty to two counts of aggravated assault while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in exchange for the prosecutor’s not seeking an indictment.

The parties agreed on a sentencing range of 12-to-14 years of incarceration.

Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 17.