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By
Yvianna Estrella
, Mia Kimm - January 29, 2025
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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A homicide victim’s mother testified on Jan. 28 about her close relationship with her son and what happened the day he was killed. The jury trial is being conducted before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park
Ronald Wallace, 51, and DeAngelo Glover, 33, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm, for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Tyrone Wright on Jan. 19, 2021 on the 3700 block of Hayes Street, NE.
“We had a wonderful relationship. We spoke everyday and I saw him often,” Wright’s mother testified, adding they were “two peas in a pod.”
Even so, she admitted, he failed to pick up her call on the morning of his murder.
Additionally, she recalled the moments leading up to her son’s death– she was standing in her kitchen, when she heard multiple gunshots nearby.
Immediately calling her other sons, she stated she “had a feeling” that something was wrong. As she ran out of her home to the crime scene, the detectives would not let her in, and she never saw her son again.
The next trial hearing is set for Jan. 29.