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By
Namita Nair [former]
, Lily Engel [former] - June 25, 2024
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The prosecution called their last witness on June 24 to testify regarding video footage they allege tracks the defendant’s vehicle to the site of the homicide.
Beysean Jones, 29, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed and assault with intent to kill while armed for his alleged involvement in the shootings of Ronald Brown, 19, and Tijuan Wilson, 41. The incident occurred on July 27, 2022, on the 4300 block of 4th Street, SE. Wilson’s wife sustained gunshot wounds during the incident but survived.
On June 24, the prosecution called as their last witness an MPD (Metropolitan Police Department) detective who gathered video footage from July 22, 2023 and July 27, 2023, taken at locations related to the incident.
The defense called the lead detective, who testified to seeing other vehicles that looked very similar to the shooter’s vehicle leaving the parking lot around the same time as the shooting.
The lead detective also testified that the shooter’s vehicle was never found, that no passengers or drivers were visible throughout the video footage, and that no license plate was able to be seen on the shooter’s vehicle.
Based on the footage from June 22, 2023, the prosecution argued that a black Honda identified as belonging to Jones could be seen following Brown’s silver Honda from a tobacco shop, where the two allegedly had a confrontation, to the site where the homicide occurred five days later.
The prosecution used the footage from June 22, 2023, to support their argument that Jones and Brown got into a heated confrontation, which resulted in Brown following Jones to his home and shooting at him from his vehicle.
The detective pieced together the footage tracking both Jones and Brown’s cars on June 22, 2023, showing that Brown waited outside of Jones’ home while Jones was picking up his pregnant partner and child. After the family left the home, the prosecution said a shoot-out took place, although the actual shooting is not visible on the footage because it was blocked by a tree.
The defense argued that one of the vehicles exiting the parking lot after the June 27, 2023, shooting belonged to an individual out on parole who was also driving a dark Honda.
In response, the prosecution pointed out that the paroled individual was wearing a GPS ankle monitor that showed he was at the location, north e suspect’s car, when the shooting started.
Closing arguments are set for June 25.