Judge Orders Murder Defendant Held Without Bail

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 13, 2019
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In a case where three men were shot to death, a suspect has been identified and was ordered held without bail on June 12.

Rakeem Willis is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Sean Shuler, 26, Javon Abney, 26, and Tyrik Hagood, 24. The shooting occurred on Jan. 26 on the 1500 block of Fort Davis Place, SE.

DC Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond appointed Howard McEachern ordered that Willis, 28, be held without bail. He also appointed the defendant defense counsel.

According to court documents, officers of the Metropolitan Police Department found all three victims suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. Two of the victims were found inside of a vehicle. All three victims were pronounced dead on the scene. Willis was arrested as a suspect in the murder on June 11.

The case remains under investigation.

Willis is scheduled to appear in court for  a preliminary hearing on June 20.

D.C. Witness reported that Schuler was supposed to testify in a murder trial for Saeve Evans. Evans, 33, was found not guilty of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in February in connection to 16-year-old Breyona McMillian. He was sentenced to 4.6 years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.