Case Acquitted: Jury Would Convict Murder Defendant, Judge Says

By D.C. Witness Staff - January 21, 2020
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Tierra Posey was acquitted of all charges on March 20, 2024.

During a preliminary hearing Jan. 21, a DC Superior Court judge found substantial probability against a murder defendant.

Tierra Posey, a resident of Southeast, DC, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 21-year-old Tia Carey on  the 3700 Block of Minnesota Avenue, NE on Jan. 6.

Judge Anita Josey-Herring said that she believed the prosecution would more than likely be able to convict Posey, 21, during a jury trial.

According to court documents, Carey and a witness were traveling to her house when she asked to stop at a gas station.

When she and the witness, along with four minors arrived at the gas station, Carey got out of the car and approached another vehicle.

After approaching the driver side of the vehicle, Carey began to yell at a man for dating another girl. She began to punch the man in the chest, then he pushed her off.

Carey then walked to the back passenger seat and began to pull clothes out of the car.

When she stopped pulling the clothes out the car she then hit the driver.

Posey, who was sitting in the front passenger seat. Posey exited the vehicle and the two began to physically fight.

The witness, who went to the gas station with Carey, the man she initially approached and another witness attempted to separate the women.

When the witnesses who pulled the women apart went back to their respective vehicles, Posey pulled out a gun and shot Carey twice. The gun was allegedly located on the passenger side of the vehicle she was riding in.

The homicide was caught on near-by surveillance cameras.

Posey is scheduled for a felony status conference on Feb. 20.