Probable Cause Found In ‘Assassination’ Homicide

By Betty Yigebahal , Rohan Naval - January 24, 2024
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On Jan 24, D.C Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe found that a homicide case has sufficient evidence to go to trial. 

Andre Hicks, 41, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the shooting of 34-year-old Daniel Lamont Adams on Nov. 25 2023. The incident occurred on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE.

Prosecutors called a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) lead detective to testify regarding his involvement in the investigation.  His testimony supported surveillance footage shown to the court by the prosecution, which captured the shooting. In the footage, an individual, allegedly identified as Andre Hicks, was seen in a distinctive red jumpsuit shooting Adams. In another video, the individual identified as Hicks is seen pursuing and shooting Adams. 

Cell phone tracking data also linked Hicks to the scene during the shooting. Tipsters mentioned Hicks, also known as “Chub,” in connection with the homicide, though their accounts were not confirmed by MPD.

The defense asked questions about Hicks’ hairstyle at the time, and highlighted the absence of DNA evidence and a weapon found at the crime scene.

The prosecution described the evidence as providing “NFL Sunday Angles” and stated that the incident was ‘a planned, thought-out assassination’. 

Judge O’Keefe sided with the prosecution, emphasizing the clarity of the footage and deeming it sufficient for probable cause in charging Hicks with first-degree murder. 

Following the hearing, Hicks’ brother told D.C. Witness that “the deceased came to kill my brother”, referring to Adams.

Parties are scheduled to reconvene Feb. 22.