Judge Detains Shooting Defendant

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On April 11, DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a shooting and ordered him detained during initial presentments. 

Jason Dyer, 26, is charged with aggravated assault while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on April 7, on the 4400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW. 

According to court documents, Dyer allegedly fired multiple shots at a candlelight vigil that several individuals were attending, wounding three people in the process. He was located by police wounded in a vehicle–which had been reported carjacked the previous day–allegedly in possession of two firearms.

Due to the defendant not being present as a result of being in the hospital, a continuance was issued and a preliminary hearing was scheduled.
Parties are slated to return April 15 before DC Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nolan Jr.