Prosecution and Defense Rest Case in Mass Shooting Trial

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Isabella Quink [former] - March 9, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

After nearly a week of of a mass shooting trial, parties rested their case on March 8.

Travis Littlejohn, 37, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for a non-fatal shooting incident at a Shell Gas station located on the 3800 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE on July 5, 2019. According to court documents, there were four victims who sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds after a confrontation.

A witness testified to registering and insuring a Gray Mercedes Benz sedan for Littlejohn and his wife, whom the witness referred to as his “niece” despite the fact that they are not biologically related.

The witness said the husband of his “niece” went by the name “Trap.”

The witnes, who lives approximately two blocks from where the shooting took place, said he heard gunshots and firecrackers the night of the shooting. He said he could distinguish between the two because he served in the military for a number of years.

After the sounds of gunshots, the witness said Trap called him, asking him to call the insurance company because the car had been “jacked.”

On the following day, the witness was contacted by Metropolitan Police Department detectives and told that the Gray Mercedes Benz was located at a dead end.

The witness told the jury that, when he arrived on the scene, he saw numerous scratches on the car’s sides.

The witness also acknowledged misleading the detectives.

A day after the incident, he told MPD detectives that only him and his wife regularly drove the vehicle, and there were only two keys to the car. One in his possession and one key that was kept in the vehicle.

“I was trying to help a young friend,” he said, trying to explain why he lied to the police.

Closing arguments are scheduled for March 9.