DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a defendant’s request to delay his trial until May 2025 to test DNA evidence, during an Oct. 30 hearing.
Kevin Singletary, 32, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Delonte Hazel on Sept. 10, 2021 on the 100 block of Kennedy Street, NW.
According to court documents, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded to a report of gunshots. Hazel was found at the scene of the crime with a handgun allegedly in his waistband and wearing a ballistic vest. He sustained ten gunshot wounds to his head and neck.
During the hearing, Howard McEachern, Singletary’s attorney, informed the court of Singletary’s decision to have two items tested for DNA– a cartridge casing and a surgical mask.
McEachern requested the trial, which was scheduled to begin Jan. 13, be postponed so they could have enough time to study the results. The prosecution did not oppose the request.
Judge Demeo granted the continuance and rescheduled the trial to May 2025.
Parties are slated to reconvene Jan. 13, 2025.
