Body Cam Footage Shows Defendant Near Suspected Vehicle

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On July 18, an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department testified about body camera footage that showed one of the defendants of a mass shooting near the suspected crime vehicle.

Mark Price, 29, and Antonio Murchison, 31, are charged with first-degree murder while armed, five counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy, and seven counts of criminal gang affiliation. The charges stem from their alleged involvement in a mass shooting on July 16, 2018, on the 5300 block of 53rd Street, NE in the Clay Terrace neighborhood. The incident left 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson dead and four other individuals with gunshot wounds.

Price is also charged with first-degree murder while armed, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, threat to injure or kidnap a person, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict and first-degree burglary while armed. These charges are connected to the fatal shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hakim Young on July 30, 2018, on the 1500 block of 19th Street, NE.

The third co-defendant, Quanisha Ramsuer, 31, is charged with obstruction of justice in connection to the homicide.

Six other defendants were convicted in 2023 of charges from the incident, including:

Marquell Cobbs, 22 – sentenced to serve six years in prison
Quentin Michals, 27 – sentenced to serve 40 years in prison
Gregory Taylor, 28 – sentenced to serve 65 years in prison
Qujuan Thomas, 25– sentenced to 68 years in prison
Darrise Jeffers, 24 – sentenced to serve 35 years in prison
Isaiah Murchison, 24 – sentenced to serve 60 years in prison

On Thursday, the officer said footage from his body-worn camera included a black Infiniti with a missing bumper, the suspected vehicle used in the mass shooting, and Murchison.

The officer said he was taking new officers to the 2500 block of Pomeroy Road, SE on July 15, 2018, to practice different training and investigative skills. While there the officer’s body-worn camera captured the Infiniti parked in a lot on the block. An individual, who the officer identified as Murchison, was also seen near the Infiniti.

On July 16, the prosecution called on an expert in cellular data history to testify about phone records that belong to Taylor, Thomas, Michals and what the prosecution alleges to belong to Price.

The records showed the individuals’ phones were in the general location of the shooting at the time of the incident.

The expert also said, according to the records, Price was in the same general area as the convicted defendants in the days leading up to Wilson’s murder, but that he was unable to provide an exact location.

Parties are set to return on July 22, before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun.