After Appeal, Prosecutors Dismiss Firearm Charge in Domestic Homicide

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Prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss the remaining charge in a homicide case against a woman who claimed she acted in self-defense in a hearing on Feb. 21 before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson.

Tamika Green, 37, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and carrying a pistol without a license outside home or business for her alleged involvement in the death of 37-year-old Bryan Tate Jr. on Feb. 20, 2020 in an apartment on the 1600 block of 18th Street, SE.

Green’s attorney, Kevann Gardner, successfully argued during a three-week trial that Green, as well as other women, had been abused by Tate with whom she was in a domestic relationship, and that she shot him in self-defense.

On Aug, 24, 2024 Green was acquitted of murder and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. However, Green was found guilty of carrying a pistol without a license and sentenced to 24 months.

Then on Jan. 31, the Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, and stated, “This matter is remanded for a new trial on the charge of carrying a pistol without a license.”

During the Feb. 21 hearing, the prosecution requested to dismiss the charge without prejudice meaning the case can be reopened at a future date.

Judge Dayson granted the request.

No further dates were set.