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By
Amber Fienagha
- February 24, 2025
Court
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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A shooting defendant waived his right to a preliminary hearing and requested pre-trial release on Feb. 18, before DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann.
Alexander Evans, 40, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon his alleged involvement in two shootings – one on Dec. 9, 2024, on the 4400 block of Gault Place, NE, and another on Jan. 13 on the 2000 block of Benning Road, NE.
According to court documents, during the Dec. 9 incident, Evans allegedly fired a gun into the air twelve times after an argument with an individual, and during the Jan. 13 incident, Evans allegedly shot an individual on the hand.
During the hearing, Evans’ defense attorney, Sellano Simmons, alerted the court of his intent to waive his right to a preliminary hearing, and requested Evans be released pending further proceedings, stating that Evans earned his GED, was studying to be a nurse, and had been employed before his arrest.
Simmons requested that Evans be released to his mother’s home in Maryland.
However, prosecutors argued that Evans had previously been given opportunities for probation and doubted that he would follow release conditions.
Judge Herrmann voiced her concerns about Evans’ prior felony conviction and a firearm possession charge in Maryland, and denied the request for release. Meanwhile, Evans faces a possible indictment for the new charges.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene March 6.