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D.C. Witness Staff
- March 11, 2020
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During a preliminary hearing on March 10, a detective testified that two different bullets from two different weapons resulted in the death of a 19 year old.
Eugene Morgan, 26, and Martinez Raynor, 20, are charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 19-year-old Malik McCloud on the 3500 block of Wheeler Road, SE.
“One entered the back, I can not recall the other,” the detective said. “The bullets were tested and we found that the victim was shot with two different firearms.”
The interrogation of the detective spanned over two days, March 6 and March 10 with the prosecution using one full day for arguments and the defense using the other day to argue the case.
According to the detective, a witness spoke of watching tv at the time of the shooting. The witness said the sounds of the shots were louder than the television.
DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that the defendants could have committed the crime.
Judge Dayson also denied the defense’s motion to modify the defendants’ conditions of release. Morgan and Raynor are being held at DC Jail without bail.
A felony status conference is scheduled to occur on May 8 for Morgan and Raynor. A grand jury in the case has not be held as of March 10.
This article was written by Jailynn Caraballo.