Judge Finds Substantial Probability For 16-Year-Old Murder Defendant

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 11, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

A judge said the evidence presented against a 16-year-old murder defendant showed there was substantial probability that he committed the murder.

Titus Iracks is charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Larry Harrell on the 1200 block of Mount Olivet Road, NE, on June 13.

DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson said her decision was based on Iracks’ “sufficient role in aiding in an armed robbery.” Judge Dayson ordered Iracks be held at a youth facility in Washington, DC until his next hearing.

According to court documents, Iracks allegedly robbed Harrell, 43, with two of his friends.

The documents indicate that there were apparently two shooters with two different guns. But, authorities could not determine which gun killed Harrell. The second shooter was not charged.

Surveillance footage showed one suspect, which Devlin identified as Iracks, initially running away from the scene, and then shooting toward a parking lot of a Circle 7 convenience store.

Iracks allegedly told Detective Devlin that he only shot the gun “to look good” and “didn’t want to get involved in the robbery or harm anyone.”

According to the prosecution, footage also shows Iracks aggressively pointing a gun at a witness.

Iracks is being charged as an adult for the murder. Iracks is scheduled for a felony conference on July 12.