A judge scheduled a man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s partner for a preliminary hearing to determine if his case has enough evidence to go to trial.
Christian Johnson, 31, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the death of 25-year-old Lavonte McCloud on Nov. 25, 2021.
A witness in this case who has a child with McCloud said she called Johnson asking him to bring her other child, who she shares with him, to McCloud’s apartment in Kennilworth. When the witness met with Johnson they started arguing. McCloud then reportedly told her to stop arguing with Johnson and to go back into the apartment. She heard gunshots as soon as she entered the apartment, according to court documents.
DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun set the preliminary hearing to take place on Feb. 25.
