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- April 28, 2021
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence against a homicide defendant to bring the case to trial.
Jonathan Young, 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 22-year-old Dewayne Shorter III. On Jan. 26, Shorter was found unconscious in the back seat of a car located on the 1200 block of Saratoga Avenue, NE. According to court documents, it was later determined that Shorter was shot six times on the 1300 block of Brentwood Road, NE before a witness carried him to a car to be transported to a hospital.
During the April 28 hearing, parties discussed potential dates that would work to hold the preliminary hearing.
Judge Judith Smith said all of May up to mid-June is booked and unavailable.
Parties agreed that June 11 would be the best time to have the preliminary hearing.