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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- May 3, 2019
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During a hearing May 2, the defense in a murder case requested another status hearing.
Mark Fletcher is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 25-year-old Travis Barksdale on the 600 block of Evarts Street, NE in August of 2018.
DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson granted the request and scheduled the next court date on July 19.
Fletcher, 19, is currently pending a felony indictment.
D.C. Witness previously reported that the shooting was the result of a neighborhood rivalry between Edgewood and Saratoga. Witnesses said that Barksdale previously shot Fletcher a couple of months prior to the murder.
According to court documents, surveillance footage captured a red Mercedes with four passengers in the area of the crime scene. The video shows Barksdale walking past the vehicle at a red light and making eye contact with its occupants. According to police, Fletcher was one of the passengers in the Mercedes.