A medical examiner testified Feb. 27 that 38-year-old Marcus Manor was likely fatally shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle across from his ex-girlfriend’s apartment. According to the prosecution’s expert witness, the eight bullet wounds were consistent with Manor being shot from his left side.
Kevin Chase and his friend, Demetrius Brandon, both 30, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for Manor’s death on the 2900 block of Sherman Avenue, NW on Oct. 20, 2015.
In a photograph presented to the jury, the examiner pointed out soot and stippling on the wounds, which indicated that the gun was fired at close range.
In addition to the soot, the examiner also said Manor had abrasions on his face along with two black eyes, which the prosecution said supports their theory that Chase assaulted Manor on Oct. 16, 2015. Apparently Chase’s sister and Manor were in a tumultuous relationship that resulted in the sister kicking Manor out of her apartment on Oct. 15, 2015.
However, the defense said the examiner could not be sure what physical position Manor was in when he died, nor if he was shot as an act of first-degree murder or self-defense.
Chase is expected to testify on Feb. 28.
