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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- March 14, 2018
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Homicides
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A medical examiner testified March 13 that injuries on Tyrone Moore’s forearm and hands seemed as if he was protecting himself from a sharp object.
According to police records, Harold Marshall allegedly fatally stabbed Moore, 32, during a fight on the 1600 block of F Street, NE on March 22, 2015. Moore was apparently involved in a violent relationship with Marshall’s sister. Marshall has been charged with first-degree murder while armed.
The medical examiner said Moore sustained a fatal stab wound that pierced his heart and a lung. The wound was four and a half inches deep.
In addition to the medical examiner, an analyst testified that DNA results showed Moore’s profile was a highly probable match with foreign DNA discovered on Marshall’s right hand. A swab from Marshall’s left hand showed a possible, but far less probable match with Moore’s DNA.
According to the analyst, DNA was tested from 12 items on the scene and then compared to known DNA samples from Moore and Marshall, 40.
The DNA expert said blood on the walls of the back bedroom, where Moore was killed, showed a mix of two or more profiles. Additionally, DNA found on a pocket knife in the apartment was not a high enough quantity to test.
The trial is expected to continue on March 14.