Responding Officers Testify About Recovered Evidence in Homicide Trial

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A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson’s courtroom heard testimony from multiple officers gathering evidence following a homicide on Feb. 26.

Guy Johnson, 57, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kriston Robinson on March 25, 2020, on the 1600 block of 19th Street, SE.

The prosecution called a forensic scientist who located evidence of six bullets in a patch of grass in front of the crime scene. She also collected DNA blood samples from a witness who was allegedly in the passenger seat of Robinson’s car.

Prosecutors then called a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer, who administered medical aid to Robinson while securing the crime scene. He also described canvassing the area and speaking with a neighbor whose Ring camera captured parts of the incident.

During cross-examination by defense attorney, Kevin Mosley, a review of the officer’s body-worn camera footage shows officers standing over the area where the cartridges were found, with one officer walking over the patch of grass.

Mosley asked the officer to confirm that observation. The officer stated that “several officers before [forensic scientists] arrived” could have stepped on or around the cartridges.

Prosecutors also called a homicide detective who responded to the incident and later led the investigation to find cameras that may have caught the suspect arriving at or fleeing from the scene.

In the process, the detective interviewed a relative of Johnson’s. He showed the relative a still image of Johnson before the incident and footage of Johnson after the incident, both taken in the area of the shooting. Johnson’s relative confidently identified a person believed to be Johnson, noting the “brace on his leg” visible.

Parties are slated to reconvene on Feb. 27.