During a May 19 status hearing, the defense in a murder case updated the status of ballistics testing and requested a new hearing date to present the results.
Mark Fletcher, 19, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Travis Barksdale, 25, on the 600 block of Evarts Street, NE in August of 2018.
The defense said ballistics testing is published based on trial date and Fletcher’s trial is set for Jan. 27, 2025. The results would be received in July of 2023.
D.C. Witness previously reported that the police believed the shooting was related to a neighborhood rivalry between the Edgewood and Saratoga neighborhoods in Northeast, DC.
DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan set a new status hearing for Aug. 25.
