A murder defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Feb. 2.
Tyree Irving, 29, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year, and two counts of obstruction of justice for his involvement in the fatal shooting of Davane Williams, 22, on Jan. 15, 2019 on the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, NW.
At the hearing, Irving entered an agreement with prosecutors that required him to plead guilty to second-degree murder while armed, and in exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges.
If the case had proceeded to trial, prosecutors said they would have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Irving approached Williams, who was conversing with peers. Irving yelled at Williams for roughly 10 seconds before removing a pistol concealed in his hoodie and firing five shots. All five shots hit Williams, who was found unconscious by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and pronounced dead 30 minutes later. The prosecutors said Irving’s actions were intentional and voluntary.
As a part of the plea agreement, parties agreed to a sentence of 18-to-21 years in prison with five years supervised release, subject to Judge Kravitz’s approval at sentencing. In addition, Irving will be required to register as a gun offender in DC upon his release.
The parties delayed sentencing to allow Irving to complete The A’Tonement Project at the DC Jail, a prison initiative that aims to decrease violence and mentor individuals. Irving’s attorneys, Andrew Ain and Joseph McCoy, expressed the importance of their client’s finishing the program.
Parties are set to meet on June 12 for sentencing.
