A lead Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective testified March 6 before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson that the victims and video surveillance of a shooter were unable to identify the defendant as the suspect.
Kaevaughn Dudley, 17, is charged with five counts of assault with intent to commit any other offense while armed, five counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, five counts of aggravated assault knowingly while armed, and five counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred on Oct. 24, 2025, on the 600 block of Howard Place, NW.
Dudley, is a being tried as an adult under DC’s Title 16 permitting prosecutors to charge juveniles as adults for certain serious crimes.
Footage of the incident shows an individual wearing black pants and a black hoodie standing with a group before drawing a handgun and firing multiple shots. The suspect then fled down Howard Place, NW.
The prosecution called the lead detective for Dudley’s case, who testified that he believed this individual to be Dudley.
Video footage from a Metrobus that runs near Howard University apparently showed the same individual and three others approaching the scene of the crime, which the detective identified to be Dudley and the suspected group.
The prosecution then presented GPS location data from the phones of the suspected group that placed them near the scene of the crime. The detective testified that the GPS data is consistent with CCTV footage of the suspected group’s movements.
On cross examination, the detective clarified for defense attorney Camille Wagner that he wasn’t at Howard University on the night of the shooting and the information he has about the shooting isn’t his personal knowledge.
He confirmed that there are gaps in the CCTV and body worn camera footage, so there is no continuous tracking of the group.
Based on the angle of the surveillance footage, the detective said he couldn’t identify the shooter by his face.
He clarified that he identified Dudley as the shooter through what he was wearing, his body stature, and his size.
He told Wagner that it’s possible someone left or joined the group wearing something similar to Dudley. He also confirmed that he doesn’t know if clothing or shoes, which were key identifiers of Dudley as the shooter, had been switched out.
According to the detective, none of the victims identified Dudley as the shooter.
Due to time constraints, Judge Dayson continued the hearing.
Parties are slated to reconvene on March 13.
