Judge Orders Juvenile Charged with Triple Shooting Detained

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DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell granted the prosecution’s request for a juvenile charged with a triple non-fatal shooting to be detained by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) in a July 31 hearing.

The juvenile, a 16-year-old boy, is charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder while armed and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a shooting that injured three women on July 23 on the 2900 block of Nelson Place, SE.

According to the prosecution, at the time of the shooting the boy was released in connection to a case in which he’s charged with carrying a pistol without a license.

During the hearing, Judge Crowell mentioned the parties’ request in June to release the defendant as he awaited trial in the possession case. However, the prosecution argued, the circumstances have changed due to his alleged involvement in the shooting.

The prosecution requested Judge Crowell order the boy detained due to him being a “hyper-risk danger to the community.”

James Brockway, the boy’s defense attorney, requested Judge Crowell deny the prosecution’s request, asking him to place the juvenile in a shelter house. He argued the boy had “perfect compliance,” while he was in a shelter house before his release in the possession case.

“He is clearly a danger to the public,” Judge Crowell said, granting the prosecution’s request to detain the juvenile pending trial. He stated that he “poses an extreme risk of violence.”

Judge Crowell also ordered psychiatric and psychosocial evaluations for the boy.

A trial date was scheduled for Sept. 9.

Parties are slated to reconvene Aug. 16.