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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- November 2, 2018
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Suspects
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Editors Note: The defendant in this case has since been acquitted on all counts.
The case against a man charged with the fatal shooting of a 38-year-old is scheduled to head to trial in 2019.
DeWayne Shorter Jr. allegedly shot Daniel Parker on the 2000 block of Fairlawn Avenue, SE in 2017. He is charged with first-degree murder while armed.
Shorter’s trial is set for Aug. 19, 2019.
According to court documents, Parker died on the scene, and Shorter, 28, was arrested three weeks later.
A status hearing is scheduled on May 17.