Was Harold Marshall protecting his sister?

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 15, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

One of Harold Marshall‘s siblings testified March 14 that Marshall feared Tyrone Moore would kill their younger sister.

According to his sister, their aunt was killed by a boyfriend when they were kids, and Marshall, 40, often told her that he feared the same thing would happen to their little sister. Moore was apparently involved in a violent relationship with Marshall’s younger sister.

Marshall has been charged with first-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing Moore, 32, during a fight on the 1600 block of F Street, NE on March 22, 2015.

The older sister told the jury that Moore and her younger sister’s relationship was “unhealthy and domestic,” and “they shouldn’t have been together.” She cited incidents in which Moore allegedly kicked her sister in the ribs and punched her while she was pregnant with their child.

On the night of his homicide, Moore apparently went to his girlfriend’s apartment drunk. Moore allegedly started fighting with his girlfriend, which led Marshall, who was sleeping on the couch at the time, to get involved. The older sister said she was at the apartment, but left before the fight broke out.

Moore’s friend was also in the apartment. She and Marshall’s sister broke up the first fight between the men, pulling them to different rooms in the apartment.

The older sister also testified that her younger sister said Moore was fighting her when Marshall broke through the back bedroom door and ended up stabbing him. Marshall said he acted in self-defense.

The prosecution questioned the legitimacy of the older sister’s testimony, referencing that she attended all of her brother’s court hearings and is interested in the outcome of his trial.

The trial is expected to continue on March 15.