A double homicide defendant accepted a plea deal from the prosecution.
George Bernard Shaw III was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shootings of Marcus Nelson, 59, and Simmeon Williams, 39, on Oct. 10, 2020, on the 1700 block of Irving Street, NE.
During the Aug. 31 hearing, the 21-year-old defendant pleaded down to two counts of voluntary manslaughter while armed.
According to court documents, as part of the plea deal, the prosecution agreed to recommend that the sentences for both counts run concurrently.
Shaw had not been able to sign the plea paperwork due to delays at DC Jail so Judge Danya Dayson allowed him to sign the plea paperwork electronically during the hearing.
Shaw is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 5.
