Murder Defendant Had Revolver, Witness Says

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 11, 2019
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During a murder trial July 11, a witness connected the defendant to the suspected murder weapon in a 2006 homicide. 

Terik McLeod, 33, is charged with first-degree murder while armed with aggrivating circumstances for allegedly shooting Carlton Fisher with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Devaun Drayton. The shooting of Fisher, 23, occurred on Oct. 1, 2006, on the 1100 block of 21st Street, NE. The shooting of Drayton, 17, occurred on the 700 block of 26th Street, NE on March 10, 2004. McLeod’s first trial resulted in a hung jury.

Devaun Drayton

The suspected murder weapon in Fisher’s shooting is a .357 caliber magnum revolver. According to witness testimony, McLeod had a .357 magnum revolver on him in December 2006, two months after Fisher was killed.

Apparently, the witness, McLeod and three others  individuals were in a vacant house off of M Street, NE when a gun went off. Officers responded and retrieved a .357 magnum revolver. McLeod and two other individuals were arrested. 

DNA testing on the revolver came back inconclusive.

On July 9, another witness told the jury that h

Carlton Fisher

e referred McLeod to Fisher to buy .357 magnum bullets around the time of Drayton’s shooting. 

The trial is scheduled to continue on July 15.