Prosecution Offers Medical Evidence About Pain and Suffering from  2013 Murder Case

By Jenna Gainsboro [former] - June 9, 2023
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On June 8, prosecutors introduced medical evidence in an effort to show how a murder victim suffered over the years from his wounds. 

Victor Coley, 60, is charged with first-degree murder for his alleged involvement in a mass shooting that took place on November 6, 2013 on the 3900 block of Minnesota Ave, NE. Four people suffered gunshot wounds from this incident.

Coley was initially charged with assault with intent to kill while armed in 2013. He was found guilty on 13  counts in 2015. Those charges included, assault with intent to kill while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and aggravated assault knowingly while armed. He has been in jail ever since. 

Sixty-five-year-old Dennis Foster, who had been shot twice in the incident, died on Dec. 3, 2021.

As a result, Coley was charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors alleged that the victim’s death was the result of complications from the shooting. He was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of gunshot injuries. 

During the trial, prosecutors called Foster’s doctor to describe the victim’s health in the last days of his life. The witness said Foster had been confined to a wheelchair, was severely anemic, and overall medically fragile. He was also, according to the doctor, suffering from open wounds due to the pressure of his being in a wheelchair. 

Trial is slated to continue June 12.