Preliminary Hearing Date Set for Murder Defendant

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DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun scheduled a preliminary hearing in a murder case after after his arrest on Sept. 13. 

Malik Seltzer, 27, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Paris Odemns on the 4000 block of 1st Street, SE on Sept. 15, 2021.

During a Sept. 23 hearing, Seltzer’s defense attorney, Craig Ricard, and the prosecution, set a date to address matters pertaining to the case as it progresses.

Ricard estimates that the hearing will last all day, saying “there are a lot of moving parts.”

The preliminary hearing date was set on Oct. 6.

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