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By
Grace Nardei [former]
, McKenna Bryant [former] - January 25, 2024
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On Jan. 24, MPD lead detective testified about surveillance footage and social media records allegedly linking Foster to a double homicide.
Kevin Foster, 19, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the death of 23-year-old Dana Faulkner and 15-year-old Abdul Fuller at the 2700 block of Bruce Place, SE, on March 7, 2023. Faulkner died at the scene, and Fuller was located at the intersection of Mississippi Avenue and Wheeler Road on the day of the incident. He succumbed to his injuries March 9.
Before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan, prosecutors showed footage of three shooters exiting a gray car and shooting Faulkner. The detective described the driver of the car wearing a light colored hooded top and described Foster as being the alleged driver. The detective stated Fuller was not one of the three shooters involved in Faulkner’s death.
The detective then explained the crews in the neighborhoods close to where the crimes took place, specifically Hartford and Woodland Terrace, have been beefing, without further explaining why they are beefing.
After viewing footage showing a car driving away from an intersection, the detective stated to the prosecution that other witnesses said they saw Fuller fall out of a gray car seen on the surveillance footage at the Mississippi intersection.
“Based on my training, she [the coroner] described the wound as a contact wound,” the detective said, adding that the wound was to Fuller’s head.
The detective added that 40 caliber ammunition was discovered at both crime scenes and that 40 caliber ammunition was found in Foster’s closet.
Prosecution provided social media videos where Foster is seen wearing a light gray hoodie with a black zipper and drawstrings, a blue undershirt, and light-colored jeans, which matches the driver’s outfit on the day of the shooting.
In additional social media videos, Foster and Fuller appear together pointing handguns at the camera. The posts were made approximately two hours before the shooting.
The prosecution then described video recovered from Fuller’s phone where Fuller and Foster appear together, with a gray Hyundai vehicle parked in the background, which is believed to be the suspect vehicle.
Due to time constraints, the detective was unable to finish his testimony.
Parties are slated to return Feb. 1.