A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe’s courtroom heard conflicting views of evidence said to identify the shooter in a 2021 homicide Eric Davis, 60, is charged with first-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the murder of 41-year-old Theodore Riley on the 1600 block of Gales Street, SE on July 19, 2021. Read more »

On April 11, DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover found probable cause that a defendant was the perpetrator in a shooting and ordered him detained during initial presentments.  Jason Dyer, 26, is charged with aggravated assault while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on April 7, on the 4400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Read more »

On April 12, DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover limited the number of hours a vehicular homicide defendant could drive during pretrial release, and ordered a non-fatal shooting defendant be detained. Read more »

On April 11, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun heard testimony from a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) lead detective during a preliminary hearing to determine probable cause in an apparent revenge murder. Read more »

On April 11, DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover ordered a homicide defendant held pending future proceedings at a presentment hearing. Read more »

On April 11, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun addressed the prosecution’s motion to admit the victim’s girlfriend’s on-scene statements into evidence. Read more »

On March 28, prosecutors called three witnesses to testify against a non-fatal shooting defendant in front of DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld. Read more »

On March 11, two eyewitnesses testified before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt regarding a pattern of violence surrounding the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy.  Koran Jackson, 23, Tyiion Kyree Freeman, 24, and Stephen Nelson, 22, are three of five individuals charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, assault with the intent to kill while armed, first-degree murder while armed, carrying a pistol without a license, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence in connection to the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Malachi Lukes on March 1, 2020 on the 600 block of S Street, NW. Read more »

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A non-fatal shooting trial resumed with the lead detective’s testimony in DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt's courtroom on Jan. Read more »

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Grace Nardei is a graduate from American University. Read more »

Last week I sat through a conference focused on shootings in the United States. Read more »

This case was acquitted on Dec. Read more »

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