Murder Case Dismissed - D.C. Witness

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Prosecutors dismissed a murder case.

Deshaun Gaskins, 22, was charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting of 36-year-old Marcus Wallace on Nov. 21, 2020, on the 1400 block of L Street, SE.

No additional information was provided during the Sept. 14 hearing.

Gaskins, 22, was charged on Dec. 24, 2020. He was held at DC Jail until the following April, when a DC Superior Court judge agreed to release him into home confinement.