Homicide Witness is Potentially Invoking 5th Amendment Rights 

By Rachel Benck [former] - February 15, 2023
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Due to 5th Amendment rights concerns, the prosecution in a homicide case is motioning to admit witness testimony as evidence, but the defense is opposing it.

Terrance Prue, 22, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, carrying a pistol outside a home or business without a license, and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the murder of Bruce Gilmore.

The prosecutor said Feb. 15 that a witness in the case is potentially going to invoke their 5th Amendment rights and will therefore be unavailable to testify during trial.

The prosecution filed a motion to admit this witness’s Grand Jury testimony as evidence to use during trial. 

However, defense attorney James King said the witness was aware of their rights before they testified during Prue’s Grand Jury. He said the prosecution has not shared why the witness is pulling back now.

D.C. Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan told King that she needs him to submit a written opposition to the prosecution’s motion before they can continue. If any of the circumstances surrounding this witness change the prosecution has to alert him immediately.

According to court documents, the shooting occurred on June 5, 2019, on the 3500 block of 22nd Street, SE. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers were dispatched to the scene and found Gilmore, 39, with multiple gunshot wounds.

Gilmore was transported to a local hospital, and was later joined by one more victim, a male juvenile with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his wrist. The male juvenile was treated and released.

All parties are scheduled to reconvene and discuss the motion in question on May 3.