Prosecution Shows Video Footage in Homicide Case

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A Nov. 3 hearing began with a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective from the homicide branch testifying about the shooting he investigated.

Dreaun Young, 19, is charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection to the shooting of 26-year-old Michael Brittingham on Aug. 6, 2020, on the 600 block of 46th Street, SE.

Young was connected to the murder after being apprehended by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in Hollywood, Calif. for another, unrelated issue.

Prosecution played video footage leading up to the shooting as well as an audio of the shots being fired.

An autopsy was done on Brittingham’s body and there were multiple gunshot wounds and additional injuries, according to court documents. There were gunshot wounds on his right and left thigh, left shoulder, mid left back, chest, left torso, and his mid and lower right back.

The next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2023.

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